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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Consumer Protection (Amendment) Act,2002 Section 5

Insertion of New Sections 8a and 8b.

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Consumer Protection (Amendment) Act,2002 Section 5 is part of Consumer Protection (Amendment) Act,2002 - Insertion of New Sections 8a and 8b.. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

After section 8 of the principal Act, the following sections shall be inserted, namely :-

"8A. The District Consumer Protection Council.-(1) The State Government shall establish for every district, by notification, a council to be known as the District Consumer Protection Council with effect from such date as it may specify in such notification.

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

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

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

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

(4) The District Council shall meet at such time and place within the district as the Chairman may think fit and shall observe such procedure in regard to the transaction of its business as may be prescribed by the State Government.

8B. Objects of the District Council.-The objects of every District Council shall be to promote and protect within the district the rights of the consumers laid down in clauses (a) to (f) of section 6.".

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What does Consumer Protection (Amendment) Act,2002 Section 5 provide?

Section Section 5 of the Consumer Protection (Amendment) Act,2002 (Insertion of New Sections 8a and 8b.) is reproduced on this page as part of the Consumer Protection (Amendment) Act,2002. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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