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Section 2(16) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 defines “e-commerce” as buying and selling of goods or services including digital products over digital or electronic network.
Governing Laws
Various laws govern e-commerce activities, broadly –
- The Information Technology Act, 2000: Section 84A casts a duty on the Central Government for the promotion of e-governance, e-commerce, and for secure use of electronic means. Section 43A provides for data protection. The e-commerce entity must comply with certain rules framed under the Act, for instance, the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011; the Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, etc.
- The Consumer Protection Act, 2019, and the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020: The Act and the Rule provide a framework to regulate the marketing, sale, and purchase of goods and services via online means. The Act and the Rules apply to –
- (a) all goods and services transacted over an electronic network;
- (b) all models of e-commerce (including marketplace or inventory based); all forms of e-commerce retail (including multi-brand or single brand);
- The Legal Metrology Act, 2009, and the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011: Rule 6(10) mandates to declare the mandatory declarations on the digital and electronic network used for e-commerce transactions.
- The other notable laws applicable to an e-commerce entity are: the Indian Contract Act,1972, the Sale of Goods Act, 1930; the Competition Act, 2002, etc.
The business models facilitated by e-commerce are –
| B2B (Business to Business) | Transactions, whether goods or services, between business to business. |
|---|---|
|
B2C (Business to Consumer) |
Transactions, whether goods or services between businesses to the ultimate consumer. |
|
C2C (Consumer to Consumer) |
Transactions between consumers through some third party. |
|
C2B (Consumer to Business) |
Transactions providing goods or services to businesses. |
|
B2B2C (Business to Business to Consumer) |
Transactions in which there is an additional intermediary business to assist the first business to transact with the end consumers. |
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