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Quick Scan: Central Consumer Protection Authority and Misleading Advertisements
खबर में क्यों?
ASCI issues codes, but only CCPA can penalise advertisers: the Consumer Protection Act 2019 power explained
The CCPA is the statutory authority that acts against misleading advertisements under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
Why it matters: general awareness
What you need to know
2 मिनट
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), set up under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, is the regulator empowered to act against false or misleading advertisements.
It can order discontinuation or modification of such advertisements and impose penalties on manufacturers, advertisers and endorsers.
Self-regulators such as the Advertising Standards Council of India issue codes but do not hold these statutory powers.
स्रोत: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
मुख्य तथ्य
Remember these
- CCPA is a statutory regulator set up under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, which replaced the 1986 Act.
- It can order discontinuation or modification of false or misleading advertisements.
- Penalties can be imposed on manufacturers, advertisers and endorsers.
- ASCI is a self-regulatory body; its codes lack statutory backing.
- The CCPA is headquartered in New Delhi.
प्रीलिम्स · मेन्स
How the exam will ask it
प्रीलिम्स
- The Central Consumer Protection Authority is a statutory body constituted under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
- The CCPA can direct the discontinuation or modification of misleading advertisements and penalise manufacturers, advertisers and endorsers.
- The Advertising Standards Council of India is a self-regulatory body and does not hold statutory penal powers.
मेन्स
GS-II Governance: misleading advertisements harm consumers, especially in health and finance, and self-regulation alone has proved weak. The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 empowers the CCPA to order withdrawal and impose penalties on advertisers and endorsers, raising accountability. The way forward is faster enforcement, clear endorser disclosure norms, and coordination with sectoral regulators and ASCI.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
With reference to the UNESCO World Heritage process, consider the following statements:
- A property must be on a country's Tentative List before it can be nominated for inscription as a World Heritage Site.
- The Tentative List is submitted by the State Party to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
उत्तर देखें
उत्तर: C — Correct: Both 1 and 2 — Both statements are correct: the Tentative List is a prerequisite and is submitted by the State Party to the World Heritage Centre. • 1 only — wrong: Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is also correct, so '1 only' is incomplete. • 2 only — wrong: Statement 2 is correct but statement 1 is also correct, so '2 only' is incomplete. • Neither 1 nor 2 — wrong: Both statements are correct, so 'Neither' is ruled out.
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