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68/1986 - The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 ▶

Act Number: 68

Act Name: The Consumer Protection Act, 1986

Year: 1986

Enactment Date: 1986-12-24

Long Title: An Act to provide for the better protection of the interests 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

Department: Department of Consumer Affairs

Section 1: Short title, extent, commencement and application.

    (1) This Act may be called the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
     (2) It extends to the whole of India ¹***.
     (3) It shall come into force on such date² 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.

Notes:

¹. The words "except the State of Jammu and Kashmir" omitted by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95 and the Fifth Schedule (w.e.f. 31-10- 2019).
². 15th April, 1987, vide notification No. S.O. 390(E), dated 15th April, 1987 in respect of Chapters I, II and IV, i@see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).
1st July, 1987, vide notification No. S.O. 568(E), dated 10th June, 1987 in respect of Chapter III, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).

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