What are consumer law unfair trade practices ?

  • Irfa

    Here is what I have found over the internet. Please let me know is this the only list ?

    • Unfair trade practice; a trade practice which, for the purpose of sale, use or supply of any goods or for provision of any service or for their promotion, adopts one or more of the following practices, causes loss or injury through hoarding, black-marketing, adulteration, selling of expired drugs, food items and commodities unfit for human consumption, or charging for the goods and service in excess of the prices fixed by an authority authorized to do so under any law or in furtherance of such sale, use or supply makes any statement, whether orally or in writing, or by chalking on the walls or through sign-boards or neon-sing or by distributing pamphlets or by publication in any manner, including through electronic media, by;

    • falsely representing that the goods or services are of a particular standard, quality, quantity, grade, composition, style or mode;

    • falsely representing any rebuilt, second-hand, renovated, reconditioned or old goods as new goods;

    • falsely representing that the goods or services have sponsorship or approval of the competent agency or authority or possesses specified characteristics, performance, accessories, uses or benefits which such goods or service do not have;

    • giving misleading representation of the need for, or the usefulness of any goods or services;

    • falsely giving to the public any warranty or guarantee of the performance, specification, required ingredients, efficacy or length of life of a product or any goods that is not based on an adequate or proper tests;

    • falsely offering for sale or on lease any premises, house, shop or building with specified facilities or with the promise to deliver possession within specified periods or without any escalation in price or by falsely representing that such premises, house, shop or building is being sold, built or constructed in accordance with the approved plans, specification and approval of the concerned authorities;

    • misleading the public concerning the price at which a product or products or goods or service have been, or are ordinarily sold or provided;

    • giving false or misleading facts regarding facilities available in the private educational institutions or falsely representing that such institutions have proper approval of the concerned authorities;

    • falsely representing for provision of service by professionals and experts, including by doctors, engineers, advocates, mechanics teachers, hakeems and spiritual healers;

    • giving false or misleading facts disparaging the goods, service or trade of another person, firms, company or business or business concern;

    • advertising for the sale or supply at a bargain price of goods or services which are not intended to be offered for sale or supply at such price;

    • offering of gifts, prizes or other items with the intention of not providing them as offered or creating the impression that something is being given or offered free of charge when it is fully or partly covered by the amount charged in the transaction; and

    • falsely gives description of commodities and services offered through mail order.

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