Question

As per Consumer Protection Act 1986, 'unfair trade practice' includes __________.

• A. falsely representing any re-built, second-hand, reconditioned or old goods as new goods
• B. falsely representing that the goods/services are of a particular standard, quality or grade
• C. labelling the Maximum Retail Price of the product
• D. labelling manufactured and expiry dates

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B)

The correct options are
A falsely representing any re-built, second-hand, reconditioned or old goods as new goods
B falsely representing that the goods/services are of a particular standard, quality or grade

Unfair trade practices includes mislabelling and false representation of any reno­vated, reconditioned or old goods as new goods, fraudulant advertisement of goods and services and falsely representing that the goods/services are of a particular standard, quality or grade. Consumers can approach the consumer court under the right to be informed for mislabelling and misrepresentation of a product.