Act Number: 35

Act Name: The Consumer Protection Act, 2019

Year: 2019

Enactment Date: 2019-08-09

Long Title: An Act to provide for protection of the interests of consumers and for the said purpose, to establish authorities for timely and effective administration and settlement of consumers' disputes and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto

Ministry: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

Department: Department of Consumer Affairs

Section 93: Vexatious search.
    The Director General or any other officer, exercising powers under section 22, who knows that there are no reasonable grounds for so doing, and yet--
         (a) searches, or causes to be searched any premises; or
         (b) seizes any record, register or other document or article, shall, for every such offence, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both.
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