Who is a Consumer?
- A Consumer is a person who purchases a product or avails a service for a consideration, either for his personal use or to earn his livelihood by means of self employment.
- The consideration may be: Paid ,Promised or Partly paid and partly promised .
- It also includes a beneficiary of such goods/services when such use is made with the approval of such person.
How you are protected?
You are protected under New provisions under Consumer Protection Act 2019
- Inclusion of E- commerce, Direct selling
- Establishment of Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA)
- Strict Norms for Misleading Advertisement
- Strict Norms for product liability
- Changes in the Pecuniary Jurisdiction
- Greater ease to dispute resolution
- Addition in the clause of “Unfair Trade Practice”:
- Unfair Contract
- Alternate Dispute Resolution through mediation