Gujarat Consumer Protection Rules, 1988

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    "id": 16566,
    "slug": "gujarat-consumer-protection-rules-1988",
    "title": "Gujarat Consumer Protection Rules, 1988",
    "short_title": "Gujarat Consumer Protection Rules, 1988",
    "act_number": "Published vide Notification No. GSR/GTH/88/9/CPA/1",
    "act_year": 1988,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Gujarat",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "Gujarat Consumer Protection Rules, 1988",
    "preamble": "",
    "section_label": "Section",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title and commencement.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"Act\" means the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (68 of 1986);\n(b) \"agent\" means a person duly authorised by a party to present any complaint, appeal or reply on its behalf before the State Commission or the District Forum;\n(c) \"appellant\" means a party which makes an appeal against the order of the District Forum;\n(d) \"memorandum\" means any memorandum of appeal filed by the appellant;\n(e) \"opposite party\" means a person who answers complaint or claim;\n(f) \"President\" means the President of the District Forum or the State Commission, as the case may be;\n(g) \"respondent\" means the person who answers any memorandum of appeal;\n(h) \"section\" means the section of the Act;\n(i) \"State\" means the State of Gujarat;\n(j) Words and other expressions used in these rules but not defined therein shall have the same meaning respectively assigned to them in the Act.",
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        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "3. Salaries or honorarium and other allowances and other terms and conditions of service of the President and members of the District Forum under sub-section (3) of section 10.",
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            "content": "(b) The members of the District Consumer Redressal Forum shall be entitled to such travelling allowance and daily allowances, on official tours as are admissible to Class-II Officers of the State Government.]\n(a) has been adjudged an insolvent, or\n(b) has been convicted of an offence which, in the opinion of the State Government, involves moral turpitude, or\n(c) has become physically or mentally incapable of acting as the President or a Member, or\n(d) has acquired such financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially his functions as the President or a Member, or\n(e) has so abused his position as to render his continuance in office prejudicial to the public interest :\n[(f) has absented himself from three consecutive sitting of the District Forum without reasonable cause.]",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 2
        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Procedure to be adopted by the District Forum for analysis and testing of the goods.",
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            "content": "(i) the name and address of the appropriate laboratory to which the sample is to be sent for analysis or test;\n(ii) the name and address of the District Forum;\n(iii) the nature of the goods kept in the sealed container;\n(iv) the case number and date; and\n(v) the seal of the District Forum.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 3
        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Place of sitting, conduct of meeting and other matters relating to District Forum.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 4
        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Procedure for hearing appeal.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 5
        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Salary or honorarium and other allowances and terms and conditions of the President and members of the State Commission.",
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            "content": "(b) The Judicial member of the State Consumer Redressal Commission shall be entitled to such travelling allowance and daily, on official tours, as are admissible under Finance Department's Resolution No. PGR/102012/68/Pay Cell (P), dated 26/03/2013.\n(c) The Non Judicial member of the State Consumer Redressal Commission shall be entitled to such travelling allowance and daily allowance, on official tours, as are admissible to the Class I officer of the State Government.]\n(a) by writing under his hand and addressed to the State Government resign his office any time;\n(b) be removed from his office in accordance with provisions of sub-rule (5);\n(a) has been adjudged an insolvent, or\n(b) has been convicted of an offence which in the opinion of the Government, involves moral turpitude, or\n(c) has become physically or mentally incapable of acting as such member, or\n(d) has acquired such financial or other interest as is likely to effect prejudicially his functions as the President or a Member, or\n(e) has so abused his position as to render his continuance in office prejudicial to the public interest; Provided that the President or a member shall not be removed from his office on the ground specified in clauses (d) and (e) of the sub-rule (5) except on an inquiry held by State Government in accordance with such procedure as it may specify in this behalf and finds the members to be guilty of such ground.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 6
        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Place of sitting, conduct of meeting and other matters relating to State Commission.",
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            "content": "Form\nForm\nSee Rule 6\nAppeal under section 15 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986\nName of Appellant\n......................................\nFull address of the appellant\n......................................\nNumber and date of the order against which the\n\t\t\t\tappeal is made\n......................................\nDate of receipt of such order by the appellant\n......................................\nWhether appeal is made in time?\nIf not the reason therefor may be stated\n......................................\n(1) A certified copy of the order appealed against is attached hereto.\n(2) Statement of facts of the case (If necessary attach a separate sheet of paper).\n(3) The appellant has not preferred any appeal against the aforesaid order, before any authority, at any time.\n(4) Enter here the ground relied of the purpose of this appeal. (If necessary attach a separate sheet of paper)\n(5) The appellant, therefore, prays....................................................................................\nSignature\n(To be signed by the appellant or by agent duly authorised in writing in this behalf by the appellant)",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 7
        }
    ],
    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 6th June, 2019 [guj275]",
        "Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. GSR/GTH/88/9/CPA/1287/1408/D, dated 18.2.1988",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1988",
        "Short Title": "Gujarat Consumer Protection Rules, 1988",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Gujarat"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}