Consumer Contract Act 2000
Japanese Consumer Law is mostly covered under Consumer Contract Act, 2000 which lays down the following objective:
The purpose of this Act is to protect the interests of consumers, and thereby contribute to the stabilization of and the improvement in the general welfare and life of the citizens and to the sound development of the national economy, in consideration of the discrepancy in quality and quantity of information and the negotiating power between consumers and business operators, by permitting a rescission of manifestation of intentions to offer or accept contracts made by consumers when they misunderstood or are distressed by certain acts of business operators, and nullifying any clauses, in part or in whole, that exempt the business operators from their liability for damages or otherwise that unfairly harm the interests of consumers in addition to providing a right to qualified consumer, organization to demand an injunction against business operators, etc. for the purpose of preventing the occurrence of or the spreading of damage to other consumers.
It is arranged in the following order:
Chapter 1 General Provisions (Articles 1 – 3)
Chapter 2 Consumer Contract
Section 1 Rescission of the Manifestation of Intention to Offer or Accept a
Consumer Contract (Articles 4 – 7)
Section 2 Nullity of Consumer Contract Clauses (Articles 8 – 10)
Section 3 Auxiliary Provisions (Article 11)
Chapter 3 Injunction Demand
Section 1 Right to Demand an Injunction (Article 12)
Section 2 Qualified Consumer Organization
Subsection 1 Certification of Qualified Consumer Organizations, etc. (Articles
13 – 22)
Subsection 2 Services Involved in Demand of an Injunction, etc. (Articles 23 –
29)
Subsection 3 Supervision (Articles 30 – 35)
Subsection 4 Auxiliary Provisions (Articles 36 – 40)
Section 3 Special Provisions of Court Proceedings, etc. (Articles 41 – 47)
Chapter 4 Miscellaneous Provisions (Article 48)
Chapter 5 Penal Provisions (Articles 49 – 53)
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