The majority of the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 came into effect on:

The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (Act No. 35 of 2019, replacing the Consumer Protection Act, 1986) received the assent of the President on 9th August 2019, and under Section 1(3) the Central Government appointed "20th July 2020" as the date on which the majority of its provisions came into force. The remaining dates are not the commencement date of the Act.