The Central Consumer Protection Council.

(1)¹[The Central Government shall], by notification, establish with effect from such date as it may specify in such notification, a Council to be known as the Central Consumer Protection Council (hereinafter referred to as the Central Council).

(2)The Central Council shall consist of the following members, namely:—

(a)the Minister in charge of ²[consumer affairs] in the Central Government, who shall be its Chairman, and

(b)such number of other official or non-official members representing such interests as may be prescribed.

Footnotes (from the official text)

¹ Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for “The Central Government may” (w.e.f. 15-3-2003).

² Subs. by Act 50 of 1993, s. 3, for “the Department of Food and Civil Supplies” (w.e.f. 18-6-1993).