A man or woman who buys any items or offerings for a consideration, which has been paid or promised or partially paid and partially promised, or beneath any gadget of deferred price also consists of the consumer with approval of such items or beneficiary of offerings. As consistent with Consumer Protection Act 2019, the expression “buys any items” and `hires or avails any offerings' consists of offline or on-line transactions thru digital manner or via means of teleshopping or direct promoting or multi-stage marketing.  A man or woman who obtains;  • items freed from charge  • who avails offerings freed from charge  • who obtains items for resale or for any industrial functions  • who avails offerings for any industrial functions  • who avails offerings beneath agreement of service  Is now no longer a consumer   As consistent with the provisions of the Act, industrial motive does now no longer encompass use by way of means of someone of items offered and utilized by him completely for the functions of incomes and his livelihood by way of means of manner of self-employment.