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Product liability is also defined widely in the Consumer Protection Bill 2018 to include the responsibility of a product manufacturer or product seller to compensate for any harm caused to a consumer by any defective product manufactured or sold by that person, or any service rendered in relation thereto. All three expressions (ie, product manufacturer, product seller and product service provider) are widely defined so as to include parties connected with the sale process. A CCPA will also be set up and empowered not only to regulate but also to promote, protect and enforce the rights of consumers as a class. Finally, it may be pertinent to mention that the new Bill contains the first statutory provision for enforced recall of goods or withdrawal of services that are dangerous, hazardous or unsafe as also reimbursement of the price of such goods. The CCPA being set-up under the new Bill is also empowered to order discontinuation of practices that are unfair and prejudicial to consumer interests.