Consumer Protection Act, 1986 · Chapter III: Consumer Disputes Redressal Agencies
Section 22D: Vacancy in the office of the President
The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 was repealed and replaced by the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 from 20 July 2020. It still applies to matters and proceedings from before that date, as the repealing law provides.
When the office of President of a District Forum, State Commission, or of the National Commission, as the case may be, is vacant or a person occupying such office is, by reason of absence or otherwise, unable to perform the duties of his office, these shall be performed by the senior-most member of the District Forum, the State Commission or of the National Commission, as the case may be:
Provided that where a retired Judge of a High Court is a member of the National Commission, such member or where the number of such members is more than one, the senior-most person amongst such members, shall preside over the National Commission in the absence of President of that Commission.]
Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the text of the Act as it stood before its repeal. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
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