The Consumer Protection Act, 2003 and Commercial Purpose
An amendment to the Consumer Protection Act, 2003, re-classified the individuals who could classify as a consumer, by leaving outside the Act’s purview those individuals purchasing a product for resale or commercial purposes. The explanation in the Act itself reads ,”for the purpose of this clause "commercial purpose" does not include use by any person of goods bought and used by him and services availed by him exclusively for the purpose of earning his livelihood by means of self-employment”
