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 9: Establishment of Consumer Disputes Redressal Agencies.
    There shall be established for the purposes of this Act, the following agencies, namely:--
         (a) a Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum to be known as the "District Forum" established by the State Government 1*** in each district of the State by notification:
     2[Provided that the State Government may, if it deems fit, establish more than one District Forum in a district.]
         (b) a Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to be known as the "State Commission" established by the State Government 1*** in the State by notification; and
         (c) a National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission established by the Central Government by notification.
Notes:
1. The words "with the prior approval of the Central Government" omitted by Act 50 of 1993, s. 7 (w.e.f. 18-6-1993).
2. Ins. by s. 7, ibid. (w.e.f. 18-6-1993).
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