Consumer Protection Act 1986
As amended by the Consumer Protection (Amendment) Act
2002
An Act to provide for the better protection of the
interest of consumers and for that purpose to make provision
for the establishment of consumer councils and other
authorities for the settlement of consumers' disputes and
for matters connected therewith:
Section 1 of Consumer Protection Act "Short title,
extent, commencement and application"
Section 1. (1) This Act may be called the Consumer
Protection Act, 1986.
(2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of
Jammu and Kashmir.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central
Government may, by notification, appoint and different dates
may be appointed for different States and for different
provisions of this Act.
(4) Save as otherwise expressly provided by the Central
Government by notification, this Act shall apply to all
goods and services.
What are the definitions in Consumer Protection Act? Section
2 of Consumer Protection Act 1986
What is the meaning Act not in derogation of any other law?
What is the Central Consumer Protection Council? Section 3
and 4 of Consumer Protection Act 1986
What is the Procedure for meetings of the Central Council?
What are the Objects of the Central Council? Section 5 and 6
of Consumer Protection Act 1986
What is the State Consumer Protection Councils? What are the
Objects of the State Council? Section 7 and 8 of Consumer
Protection Act 1986
What is The District Consumer Protection Council? What are
the Objects of the District Council? Section 8a and 8b of
Consumer Protection Act 1986
What is Establishment of Consumer Disputes Redressal
Agencies? What is the Composition of the District Forum?
Section 9 and 10 of Consumer Protection Act 1986
What is Jurisdiction of the District Forum? What is the
Manner in which complaint shall be made? Section 11 and 12
of Consumer Protection Act 1986
What is Procedure on admission of complaint? What are the
Findings of the District Forum? Section 13 and 14 of
Consumer Protection Act 1986
What is Appeal? What is Composition of the State Commission?
Section 15 and 16 of Consumer Protection Act 1986
What is Jurisdiction of the State Commission? What is
Transfer of cases? Section 17 and 17A of Consumer Protection
Act 1986
What is Circuit Benches? What is the Procedure applicable to
State Commissions? Section 17B and 18 of Consumer Protection
Act 1986
What are Appeals? What is Hearing of appeal? Section 19 and
19A of Consumer Protection Act 1986
What is Composition of the National Commission? What is the
Jurisdiction of the National Commission? Section 20 and 21
of Consumer Protection Act 1986
What is Power and procedure applicable to the National
Commission? What is the Power to set aside ex parte orders?
Section 22 and 22a of Consumer Protection Act 1986
What is Transfer of cases Circuit Benches? How to fill
Vacancy in the office of the President? Section 22b, 22c and
22d of Consumer Protection Act 1986
Appeal, What is Finality of orders? What is Limitation
period to file consumer complaint? Section 23, 24 and 24a of
Consumer Protection Act 1986
What is Administrative control? What is Enforcement of
orders of the District Forum, the State Commission or the
National Commission? Section 24B and 25 of Consumer
Protection Act 1986
What is Dismissal of frivolous or vexatious complaints? What
are Penalties? Section 26 and 27 of Consumer Protection Act
1986
How to file Appeal against order passed under section 27?
What is Protection of action taken in good faith? Section
27A and 28 of Consumer Protection Act 1986
What is Service of notice, etc? What is Power to remove
difficulties? Section 28a and 29 of Consumer Protection Act
1986
What is the meaning Vacancies or defects in appointment not
to invalidate orders? What is Power to make rules? Section
29a and 30 of Consumer Protection Act 1986
What is Power of the National Commission to make
regulations? What is the meaning Rules and regulation to be
laid before each House of Parliament? Section 30a and 31 of
Consumer Protection Act 1986
