{"id":249,"date":"2020-07-18T09:43:21","date_gmt":"2020-07-18T09:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ethicallegal.in\/?p=249"},"modified":"2020-07-18T09:43:24","modified_gmt":"2020-07-18T09:43:24","slug":"the-consumer-protection-act-2019-enforceable-from-20-july-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethicallegal.in\/blog\/2020\/07\/18\/the-consumer-protection-act-2019-enforceable-from-20-july-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT 2019 ENFORCEABLE FROM 20 JULY 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public distribution has issued a notification that from 20 July 2020 the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 shall be enforceable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scope of the Act has been&nbsp;augmented&nbsp;by introducing various provisions keeping in mind the changing dynamics of the consumer society at large, including e-commerce within the scope of the act, protecting and strengthening the rights of the consumers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>The details of which were already shared with our readers in one of the post published on August 8, 2019 \u2013 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ethicallegal.in\/2019\/08\/08\/salient-features-of-the-consumer-protection-bill-2019\/\"><em>SALIENT FEATURES OF THE CONSUMER\nPROTECTION BILL 2019<\/em><\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ethicallegal.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Ethical-Legal-Consultants-Divorce-Lawyer-Faridabad-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"250\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.ethicallegal.in\/?attachment_id=250\" class=\"wp-image-250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethicallegal.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Ethical-Legal-Consultants-Divorce-Lawyer-Faridabad-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ethicallegal.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Ethical-Legal-Consultants-Divorce-Lawyer-Faridabad-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethicallegal.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Ethical-Legal-Consultants-Divorce-Lawyer-Faridabad-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ethicallegal.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Ethical-Legal-Consultants-Divorce-Lawyer-Faridabad.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Act aims at protecting and strengthening the\nrights of the consumers by establishing authorities, imposing strict\nliabilities and penalties on product manufacturers, electronic service\nproviders, misleading advertisers, and by providing additional settlement of\nconsumer disputes through mediation.\n\nThere are structural changes in the Consumer Courts related to the\nnumber of members, honorarium and staff cadre. Procedural changes related to\nserving notice via different modes and on legal issues like giving review\npowers.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public distribution has issued a notification that from 20 July 2020 the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 shall be enforceable. 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