CPA 103 — Power of National Commission to make regulations

Consumer Protection Act, 2019

Statutory text

(1)  The  National  Commission  may, with the previous approval of the Central Government, by notification, make regulations not inconsistent

with this  Act to provide  for all matters for which  provision is  necessary or expedient for the  purpose  of giving effect to the provisions of this Act.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such regulations may make provisions for—
(a)  the  costs  for  adjournment  to  be  imposed  by  the  District  Commission  under  the  second proviso to sub-section (7) of section 38;
(b)  the  costs  for  adjournment  to  be  imposed  by  the  State  Commission  or  the  National
Commission, as the case may be, under the second proviso to section 52;
(c)  the  maintenance  of  any  other  information  by  the  consumer  mediation cell  under sub-section (4) of section 74;
(d)  the  manner  of  submission  of  quarterly  report  by  consumer  mediation  cell  to  the  District Commission,   the   State   Commission   or   the   National   Commission   under   sub-section   (5)   of section 74;
(e) the  qualifications  and  experience  required  for  empanelment as  mediator, the procedure  for empanelment,  the  manner  of  training  empanelled  mediators,  the  fee  payable  to  empanelled mediator, the terms and conditions for empanelment, the code of conduct for empanelled mediators, the  grounds  on  which,  and  the  manner  in  which,  empanelled  mediators  shall  be  removed  or empanelment  shall  be  cancelled  and  the  other  matters  relating  thereto  under  sub-section  (2)  of section 75;
(f)  the  conditions  for  re-empanelment  of mediators  for  another  term  under  sub-section  (3)  of section 75;
(g) the other facts to be disclosed by mediators under clause (c) of section 77;
(h)  the  time  within  which,  and  the  manner  in  which,  mediation  may  be  conducted  under sub-section (3) of section 79; and (i) such other matter for which provision is to be, or may be, made by regulation.

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