2. Definitions.- In these regulations unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Act" means the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (68 of 1986); (b) "Consumer Forum" means a District Forum. a Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission established in a State under clause (b) of section 9 (hereafter called the State Commission) or the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission; (c) "Registrar" means the head of the ministerial establishment of the Consumer Forum and exercising such powers and functions as are conferred upon him by the President of the Consumer Forum: (d) "rules" means the rules made under the Act; (e) "section" means a section of the Act: (f) words and expressions used in these regulations and not defined herein but defined either in the Act or in the rules shall have the same meaning respectively assigned to them either in the Act or in the rules, as the case may be. |