Section 17 Consumer Protection Act

This is a revision petition filed under section 17 b of the consumer protection act by the complainant against the order of the cdrf kollam dated december 06 2013 returned his complaint stating that forum has no jurisdiction to entertain the complaint.

Section 17 consumer protection act. Jurisdiction of the state commission 68. The act provides for a variety of consumer rights but the most notable is section 17 which provides that consumers can now cancel reservations bookings and orders except for special ordered goods and the supplier of the goods and services may impose a reasonable charge for cancellation. In terms of the cancellation fee section 17 5 of the act states that a charge is unreasonable if it exceeds a fair amount in the circumstances having regard to a the nature of the goods or services that were reserved b the length of notice of cancellation provided by the consumer c the reasonable potential for the service provider to find an alternative consumer between the time of receiving the cancellation notice and the time of the cancelled reservation and d the general.

After consultation with an attorney of my own selection i voluntarily consent to this waiver. And ii appeals against the order of any district forum within the state. I waive my rights under the deceptive trade practices consumer protection act section 17 41 et seq business commerce code a law that gives consumers special rights and protections.

Section 17 in the consumer protection act 1986. Policy was issued from kollam and complainant has undergone treatment at kollam. The drafters of the act however left a lacuna that the suppliers of goods and services have been able to exploit and use to their advantage.

C the consumer protection division may not bring an action under section 17 47 for an act or practice described by subsection b if the price alleged to be unconscionable is less than 200 percent of the average charge for the same or substantially similar care provided to other individuals by emergency rooms of hospitals located in the same county or nearest county in which the emergency facility is located as applicable according to data collected by the department of state health.