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Central Consumer Protection Authority
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- Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution announced that Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) will be established by the first week of April.
- The authority is being constituted under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
- The Act replaced the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, and seeks to widen its scope in addressing consumer concerns.
- The new Act recognizes offences such as providing false information regarding the quality or quantity of a good or service, and misleading advertisement.
- It also specifies action to be taken if goods and services are found “dangerous, hazardous or unsafe”.
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