Consumer Protection Act, 2019

The Consumer Protection Act, 2019
Parliament of India
	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. ;
Citation	Act No. 35 of 2019
Territorial extent	India
Enacted by	Lok Sabha
Passed	30 July 2019
Enacted by	Rajya Sabha
Passed	6 August 2019
Assented to	9 August 2019
Commenced	20 July 2020 and 24 July 2020
Legislative history
Bill introduced in the Lok Sabha	The Consumer Protection Bill, 2019
Bill citation	Bill No. 144 of 2019
Bill published on	8 July 2019
Introduced by	Ram Vilas Paswan
Repeals
	Consumer Protection Act, 1986
	Status: In force

Consumer Protection Act, 2019 is an Act of the Parliament of India. It repeals and replaces the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.

About

The Consumer Protection Bill, 2019 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 8 July 2019 by the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan.[1] It was passed by Lok Sabha on 30 July 2019[2] and later passed in Rajya Sabha on 6 August 2019.[3][4][5]

The bill received assent from President Ram Nath Kovind on 9 August, and was notified in The Gazette of India on the same date.[6] The Act came into effect by 20 July 2020, while certain other provisions of the Act like establishing the Central Consumer Protection Authority came into effect from 24 July 2020.[7][8]

Provisions

The Consumer Protection Act has made it mandatory for every e-commerce entity to display the country of origin.[9]

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References

"Chapter At A Glance". PRSIndia. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
"Lok Sabha passes Consumer Protection Bill to enforce consumer rights". India Today. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
Correspondent, Special (6 August 2019). "Rajya Sabha passes Consumer Protection Bill" – via www.thehindu.com.
"Five new rights you now get as a consumer - Times of India". The Times of India.
"Rajya Sabha passes Consumer Protection Bill 2019". Zee News. 7 August 2019.
"Gazette of India" (PDF). egazette.nic.in. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
"Consumer Protection Act, 2019" (PDF). Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Government of India. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
"Consumer Protection Act, 2019" (PDF). Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Government of India. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
Haq, Zia (26 July 2020). "Displaying country of origin made mandatory for e-tailers". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 27 July 2020.

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[1] "Chapter At A Glance". PRSIndia. Retrieved 14 August 2019.

[2] "Lok Sabha passes Consumer Protection Bill to enforce consumer rights". India Today. Retrieved 14 August 2019.

[3] Correspondent, Special (6 August 2019). "Rajya Sabha passes Consumer Protection Bill" – via www.thehindu.com.

[4] "Five new rights you now get as a consumer - Times of India". The Times of India.

[5] "Rajya Sabha passes Consumer Protection Bill 2019". Zee News. 7 August 2019.

[6] "Gazette of India" (PDF). egazette.nic.in. Retrieved 17 June 2020.

[7] "Consumer Protection Act, 2019" (PDF). Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Government of India. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

[8] "Consumer Protection Act, 2019" (PDF). Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Government of India. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

[9] Haq, Zia (26 July 2020). "Displaying country of origin made mandatory for e-tailers". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 27 July 2020.