THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, 2019

Section 8 – THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, 2019

District Consumer Protection Council. (1) The State Government shall, by notification,establish for every District with effect from such date as it may specify in such notification, a DistrictConsumer Protection Council to be known as the District Council.(2) The District Council shall be an advisory council and consist of the following members,namely:—13(a) the Collector of the

Section 3 – THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, 2019

Central Consumer Protection Council (1) The Central Government shall, by notification,establish with effect from such date as it may specify in that notification, the Central Consumer ProtectionCouncil to be known as the Central Council.(2) The Central Council shall be an advisory council and consist of the following members,namely:—(a) the Minister-in-charge of the Department of Consumer

Section 2 – THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, 2019

Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—(1) “advertisement” means any audio or visual publicity, representation, endorsement orpronouncement made by means of light, sound, smoke, gas, print, electronic media, internet orwebsite and includes any notice, circular, label, wrapper, invoice or such other documents;(2) “appropriate laboratory” means a laboratory or an organisation—(i) recognised by the