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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Consumer Protection Act, 1986 Section 8A

The District Consumer Protection Council

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Consumer Protection Act, 1986 Section 8A is part of Consumer Protection Act, 1986 - The District Consumer Protection Council. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1 [8A.The District Consumer Protection Council

(1) The State Government shall establish for everydistrict, by notification, a council to be known as the District ConsumerProtection Council with effect from such date as it may specify in suchnotification.

(2) The District Consumer Protection Council(hereinafter referred to as the District Council) shall consist of the followingmembers, namely:--

(a) the Collector of the district (by whatever namecalled), who shall be its Chairman; and

(b) such number of other official and non-officialmembers representing such interests as may be prescribed by the StateGovernment.

(3) The District Council shall meet as and whennecessary but not less than two meetings shall be held every year.

(4) The District Council shall meet as such timeand place within the district as the Chairman may think fit and shall observesuch procedure in regard to the transaction of its business as may beprescribed by the State Government.]

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1.Inserted by Act 62 of 2002, section 5 (w.e.f. 15-3-2003).

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