or online transactions through electronic means or by teleshopping or direct selling or multi-level marketing; 14. The provision as it stands now (as extracted above) was not how it appeared when it was grafted in the original Act. The definition of ‘consumer’ has undergone textual amendments in 1993 and in 2002. For ease of reference, the evolutionary history of the provision from its origin until the 2019 Act is captured in the table below: 7Consumer The Consumer The Consumer Consumer Protection Act Protection Act Protection Protection 2019 1986 (Amendment) Act, (Amendment) Act, 1993 2002 “consumer” “consumer” means any “consumer” means any (7) "consumer" means any means any person person who,— person who,— person who— who,— (i) buys any goods for a (i) buys any goods for a (i) buys any goods for a (i) buys any goods consideration which consideration which has consideration which has for a consideration has been paid or been paid or promised or been paid or promised or which has