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Faculty of Humanities and Social Science => Law => Topic started by: safiullah on October 29, 2013, 12:26:41 PM

Title: Who are Consumer?
Post by: safiullah on October 29, 2013, 12:26:41 PM

As conventional practices, we know that consumer means just who buy something like goods etc. But in accordance with law, it includes uses any goods and  hires any service etc.
According to the consumer Rights Protection Act, 2009, Consumer means:
Section 2(19)“consumer” means any person ‐

(a)   who without resale or commercial purpose ‐

(i)   buys any goods for a consideration which has been paid or promised to be paid ;
(ii)   buys any goods for a consideration which has been partly paid and partly promised ;

(iii)   buys any goods for a consideration under any system of deferred payment or installment basis ;

(b)   who uses any goods bought under clause (a) with the approval of the buyer ;

(c)   who buys any goods and uses it commercially for the purpose of earning his livelihood by means of self‐employment ;

(d)   who ‐

(i)   hires or in any other manner avails of any service for a consideration which has been paid or promised to be paid; or

(ii)   hires or in any other manner avails of any service for a consideration which has been partly paid and partly promised ; or

(iii)   hires or in any other manner avails of any service for a consideration under any system of deferred payment or installment basis ; or

(e)   who enjoys any service under clause (d), with the approval of the person who hires or avails it ;
 

Title: Re: Who are Consumer?
Post by: farzanamili on November 02, 2013, 11:03:11 AM

Good post. Thank you.

Title: Re: Who are Consumer?
Post by: Sharifur Rahman on November 02, 2013, 12:27:20 PM

informative post.

Title: Re: Who are Consumer?
Post by: AbdurRahim on November 02, 2013, 01:08:08 PM

And You?

Title: Re: Who are Consumer?
Post by: safiullah on November 12, 2013, 02:29:39 PM

Thanks to all

Title: Re: Who are Consumer?
Post by: Ferdousi Begum on November 17, 2013, 05:48:27 PM

Rahim Sir, and we???

Title: Re: Who are Consumer?
Post by: farzanamili on November 29, 2013, 02:31:59 PM

We ALL are consumers except Safiullah Sir, because he is a course-teacher of Consumer rights!  ;)

Title: Re: Who are Consumer?
Post by: Ferdousi Begum on November 30, 2013, 02:01:38 PM

But before him, I did take the course, is there any retrospective effect Ma'am?  ;)

Title: Re: Who are Consumer?
Post by: farzanamili on December 01, 2013, 04:51:38 PM

@ Ferdousi ma'am, then you are also not consumer  ;)...

Title: Re: Who are Consumer?
Post by: riaduzzaman on December 03, 2013, 10:10:32 PM

In narrow sense every students of current consumer law except the course teacher(SU) are consumer.

Title: Re: Who are Consumer?
Post by: Ferdousi Begum on December 08, 2013, 12:11:31 PM

 :D and in wider sense?