THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, 2019

Objects of District Council The objects of every District Council shall be to render advice onpromotion and protection of consumer rights under this Act within the district. Practice area’s of B K Goyal & Co LLP Income Tax Return Filing | Income Tax Appeal | Income Tax Notice | GST Registration | GST Return Filing […]

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

Objects of State Council The objects of every State Council shall be to render advice onpromotion and protection of consumer rights under this Act within the State. Practice area’s of B K Goyal & Co LLP Income Tax Return Filing | Income Tax Appeal | Income Tax Notice | GST Registration | GST Return Filing

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

Objects of Central Council The objects of the Central Council shall be to render advice onpromotion and protection of the consumers’ rights under this Act. Practice area’s of B K Goyal & Co LLP Income Tax Return Filing | Income Tax Appeal | Income Tax Notice | GST Registration | GST Return Filing | FSSAI

Procedure for meetings of Central Council (1) The Central Council shall meet as and whennecessary, but at least one meeting of the Council shall be held every year.(2) The Central Council shall meet at such time and place as the Chairperson may think fit and shallobserve such procedure in regard to the transaction of its

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

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

Short title, extent, commencement and application (1) This Act may be called the ConsumerProtection Act, 2019.(2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.(3) It shall come into force on such date1as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint anddifferent dates may be appointed for different States and for