Consumer Protection Act, 2019

The Consumer Protection Act, 2019
Parliament of India
  • 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.
CitationAct No. 35 of 2019
Territorial extentIndia
Passed byLok Sabha
Passed30 July 2019
Passed byRajya Sabha
Passed6 August 2019
Assented to9 August 2019
Commenced20 July 2020 and 24 July 2020
Legislative history
First chamber: Lok Sabha
Bill titleThe Consumer Protection Bill, 2019
Bill citationBill No. 144 of 2019
Introduced byRam Vilas Paswan
Introduced8 July 2019
Repeals
Consumer Protection Act, 1986
Status: In force (amended)

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