Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Subs. by 50 of 1993, s. 2, for “hires” (w.e.f. 18-6-1993). 5 1[Explanation.—For the purposes of this clause, “commecial purpose” does not include use by a person of goods bought and used by him and services availed by him exclusively for the purposes of earning his livelihood by means of self-employment;] (e) “consumer dispute” means a dispute where the person against whom a complaint has been made, denies or disputes the allegations contained in the complaint; (f) “defect” means any fault imperfection or shortcoming in the quality, quantity, potency, purity or standard which is required to be maintained by or under any law for the time being in force or 2[under any contract, express or implied, or] as is claimed by the trader in any manner whatsoever in relation to any goods; (g) “deficiency” means any fault imperfection, shortcoming or inadequacy in the quality, nature and manner of performance which is required to be maintained by or under any law for the time being in force or has been undertaken to be performed by a person in pursuance of a contract or otherwise in relation to any service; (h) “District Forum” means a Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum estalished under clause (a) of section 9; (i) “goods” means goods as defined in the Sale of Goods Act, 1930 (3 of 1930); 3[(j) “manufacturer” means a person who— (i) makes or manufactures any goods or parts thereof; or (ii) does not make or manufacture any goods but assembles parts thereof made or manufactured by others; or (iii) puts or causes to be put his own mark on any goods made or manufactured by any other manufacturer;] Explanation.—Where a manufacturer despatches any goods or part thereof to any branch office maintained by him, such branch office shall not be deemed to be the manufacturer even though the parts so despatched to it are assembled at such branch office and are sold or distributed from such branch office; 2[(jj) “member” includes the President and a member of the National Commission or a State Commission or a District Forum, as the case may be;] (k) “National Commission” means the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission established under clause (c) of section 9; (l) “notification” means a notification published in the Official Gazette; (m) “person” includes,— (i) a firm whether registered or not; (ii) a Hindu undivided family; (iii) a co-operative society; (iv) every other association of persons whether registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) or not; (n) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made by the State Government, or as the case may be, by the Central Government under this Act;