Consumer protection Act notes for law students
Who is a Consumer?All of us are consumers of goods and services. For the purpose of the Consumer Protection Act,the word "Consumer" has been defined separately for "goods" and "services".For the purpose of "goods", a consumer means a person belonging to the following categories: One who buys or agrees to buy any goods for a consideration which has been paid or promised or partly paid and partly promised or under any system of deferred paymentIt includes any user of such goods other than the person who actually buys goods and such use is made with the approval of the purchaser 11 For the purpose of "services", a "consumer" means a person belonging to the following categories: One who hires or avails of any service or services for a consideration which has been paid or promised or partly paid and partly promised or under any system of deferred payment;It includes any beneficiary of such service other than the one who actually hi...