The Marine Mammal Protection Act Abstract This paper includes information a particular environmental law. Specifically‚ the Marine Mammal Protection Act is discussed along with the history and background of this particular environmental law. In addition‚ the reasoning behind its existence will be elaborately deliberated. The Marine Mammal Protection Act The Marine Mammal Protection Act was established and signed in 1972. According to Ray and Potter (2011)‚ this bill was “passed‚ despite
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by the consumer is influenced by the level of consumer awareness achieved. By "consumerism" we mean the process of realizing the rights of the consumer as envisaged in the Consumer Protection Act (1986) and ensuring right standards for the goods and services for which one makes a payment. This objective can be achieved in a reasonable time frame only when all concerned act together and play their role. The players are the consumers represented by different voluntary non-government consumer organizations
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Consumer protection Act Introduction A consumer protection Act‚ 1986‚ provides for the better protection of consumers. Unlike existing laws which are punitive or preventive in nature‚ the provisions of this Act are compensatory in nature. The act is intended to provide simple‚ speedy and inexpensive redressal to the consumers’ grievances‚ award relief and compensation wherever appropriate to the consumer. RIGHTS ENJOYED BY CONSUMER Right to be protected against the marketing of goods
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Ruff (1995) stated that the criminal liability of producers‚ distributors and suppliers of unsafe products is covered under Part II of the Consumer Protection Act of 1987‚ which has mandated a general safety requirement. The producer‚ distributor or supplier of unsafe products incur criminal liability for failure to exercise due diligence. The law is strict but the criminal liability can be dispensed with after showing that they exercised due diligence and have reasonable grounds to believe that
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Consumer protection laws are designed to ensure fair competition and the free flow of truthful information in the marketplace. The laws are designed to prevent businesses that engage in fraud or specified unfair practices from gaining an advantage over competitors and may provide additional protection for the weak and those unable to take care of themselves. Consumer Protection laws are a form of government regulation which aim to protect the interests of consumers. For example‚ a government may
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Christ University Law Journal A research paper on: “Evolution of Consumer Protection and Way Forward” Submitted to: The Journals and Publications Society‚ School of Law‚ Christ University Author: Abhishek Gupta Co-author: Kritika Mishra Faculty of Law‚ JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA UNIVERSITY‚ NEW DELHI ACKNOWLEDGEMENT At the outset‚ I would like to thank School of Law‚ Christ University with its core team of The Journals and Publications Society‚ School of Law‚ Christ University for organising
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ZENITH International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research Vol.1 Issue 1‚ May 2011‚ ISSN 2231-5780 CONSUMER PROTECTION AND CONSUMERISM IN INDIA Ms Kiran Chaudhry*;Ms Tanu Chandhiok**;Mrs Parveen Dewan*** * Assistant Professor‚ Shivaji College‚ University of Delhi‚ Delhi‚ India **Lecturer‚ Yamuna Group of Institutions‚ Gadholi‚ Jagadhri‚ Haryana‚ India *** Principal‚ Sanatan Dharam Model School Jagadhri‚ Yamunanagar‚ Haryana‚ India __________________________________________________________________
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half-dozen. But within two years‚ more than 250 are expected to be operational. It’s an enormous shift in a nation that for decades proclaimed itself a socialist state. After independence in 1947‚ India celebrated `swadeshi‚’’ or locally produced goods‚ and Mohandas Gandhi dreamed of a nation of small villages earning their living through cotton spinning and farming. So not everyone is happy about the new consumerism. Rights activists worry that the poor are being abandoned and nationalists wonder
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Financial Consumer Protection-Existing and Proposed as per FSLRC- Priyanka Singla‚ MIB‚ DSE Abstract Financial consumer protection is one thing that everybody is vouching for. The laws pertaining to financial consumer protection were made in 1930s. So the time has come to pay a some attention to the old laws and modify them taking into account the problems and grievances of financial consumers of today’s era. This paper is an analysis of existing financial consumer protection and the proposed structure
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Family Law (Scotland) Act and 2006 is structured with several points‚ the main four points of this act being; Divorce‚ Civil Partners‚ Co-habitees and Gender Recognition. These four points are going to be covered and analysed throughout this report. This report will widen understanding of family law and the different aspects that come under the act. Divorce Divorce and how the legal position of the 1996 act has altered and changed by the 2006 act‚ also the Divorce Scotland Act 1976. This will detail
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