Consider the following statements about the meaning of ‘product seller’ under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019:
(A) A person who, in the course of business, places a product for personal use is a product seller.
(B) A person who distributes a product in the course of business is a product seller.
(C) A person who labels a product in the course of business is a product seller.
(D) A person who prepares a product in the course of business is a product seller.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (B), (C) and (D) only
(A) A person who, in the course of business, places a product for personal use is a product seller. — Incorrect. A product seller places the product for commercial use, that is, in trade. Personal use is the purpose of a consumer.
(B) A person who distributes a product in the course of business is a product seller. — Correct. Distributing a product in the course of business is named in the meaning of product seller.
(C) A person who labels a product in the course of business is a product seller. — Correct. Labelling is also named. A firm that puts its labels on packed goods in its business is a product seller.
(D) A person who prepares a product in the course of business is a product seller. — Correct. Preparing a product in the course of business is named as well, for example a firm that prepares packed food for sale.
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “Terms & Definitions … 10. Product Seller: Any person in the course of business imports, sells, distributes, leases, installs, prepares, labels, markets, repairs, maintains or otherwise involved in placing the product for commercial use or a service provider. |