GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN — The consumer protection act, 1986

HTTJT 1 (T) GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMERS AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION Jaipur; August 07 , 2018 These guidelines, may be called the Direct Selling Guidelines 2018.These are issued as guiding principles for State Governments to consider regulating the business of Direct Selling' and Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) and strengthen the existing regulatory mechanism on Direct Selling and MLM, for preventing fraud and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of consumers: DIRECT SELLING GUIDELINES- 2018 Clause 1_ Definitions: In these Guidelines unless and otherwise required: 1. "Act" means the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (68 of 1986); 2 "Consumer" shall have the same meaning as provided under the Consumer Protection Act; 1986; 3_ "Prospect' means a person to whom an offer or a proposal is made by the Direct Seller to join a Direct Selling opportunity; 4_ "Direct Seller" means a person appointed or authorized, directly or indirectly, by a Direct Selling Entity through a legally enforceable written contract to undertake direct selling business on principal to principal basis: Explanation: The 'written contract' includes e-contracts or digital contracts and the same shall be governed as per the provision of the Information Technology Act, 2000. 5_ "Network of Direct Selling" means a network of direct sellers at different levels of distribution, who may recruit or introduce or sponsor further levels of direct sellers, who they then support: Explanation: "network of direct selling" shall mean any system of distribution or marketing adopted by a direct selling entity to undertake direct selling business and shall include the multi-level marketing method of distribution: 6_ Direct Selling" means marketing; distribution and sale of goods or providing of services as a p