Are You Really a Consumer Under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019? When we think of the term consumer, we always think it refers to everybody who purchases something. However, in a legal sense, the concept is far more detailed. Under the Consumer Protection Act of 2019, not everyone who buys products or services is automatically protected. So, are you actually a consumer under the law? According to Section 2(7)(a) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019: "consumer" means any person who buys any goods for a consideration which has been paid or promised or partly paid and partly promised, or under any system of deferred payment and includes any user of such goods other than the person who buys such goods for consideration paid or promised or partly paid or partly promised, or under any system of deferred payment, when such use is made with the approval of such person, However, this section does not include a person who obtains such goods for resale or for any commercial purpo...
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