Penal Provisions for the Protection of Rights of Consumers Under the Consumer protection Act, 2019.

Authors

  • Jatin Jakhar

Keywords:

Consumer Protection Act,, Consumer

Abstract

The previous “Consumer Protection Act, 1986, was abolished by the Indian Parliament and replaced by the new Consumer Protection Act, 2019, which will take effect on July 20, 2020. New definitions for consumer, consumer rights (which also include the right to consumer awareness), e-commerce, endorsements, product liability, unfair contract, misleading advertisement and the establishment of a Central Consumer Protection Authority with the power of search and seizure have been added to this Act by the Government, which has also provided for the establishment of a Central Consumer Protection Authority”. For example, the new legislation stipulates strict sanctions and punishments that reflect the actual situation

References

Section 34, The Consumer Protection Act, 2019

Section 47, The Consumer Protection Act, 2019

Section 35, The Consumer Protection Act, 2019

Section 65, The Consumer Protection Act, 2019

Section 38(6), The Consumer Protection Act, 2019

Section 37, The Consumer Protection Act, 2019

Section 40, The Consumer Protection Act, 2019

Section 50, The Consumer Protection Act, 2019

Section 60, The Consumer Protection Act, 2019

Section 72, The Consumer Protection Act, 2019

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Published

30-06-2021

How to Cite

Jakhar, J. (2021). Penal Provisions for the Protection of Rights of Consumers Under the Consumer protection Act, 2019. International Journal for Research Publication and Seminar, 12(2), 101–107. Retrieved from http://jrps.shodhsagar.com/index.php/j/article/view/128

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2021): Volume 12 | Issue 2 | 2021

Section

Original Research Article

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