5 No. 14 Consumer Protection "Council" means the Consumer Protection Council established under section 10 of this Act; "defect" means any fault, imperfection or shortcoming in the quality, quantity, potency, purity or standard which is required to be maintained by or under this Act or any other written law in relation to any goods; "deficiency" means any fault, imperfection, shortcoming or inadequacy in the quality, nature and manner of performance which is required to be maintained by this Act or under any written law for the time being in force or has been undertaken to be performed by a person in pursuance of a contract or otherwise in relation to any service; "distribution" includes any act by which technology, goods or services are sold or supplied by one person to another person; "distributor" means any person in the supply chain whose activity does not affect properties of a product; "downstream processor" means a manufacturer who adds value to goods supplied or manufactured by another person; "false or misleading advertising" includes any type of business information or communication which uses text, dialogue, sound, image or description which can directly or indirectly, expressly or implied or by omission, leads a consumer to make, a mistake, misunderstand or to be confused about any technology, goods or services on the market; "goods" include all tangible items or articles acquired or used by a consumer; "guarantee" means an undertaking applicable for a specified time made by a supplier or trader to pay for the cost of repairs or to replace a good that does not work due to a defect or deficiency arising from mechanical failure or faulty workmanship; "interest" means the prevailing interest rates charged by commercial banks at that particular time; No. 42 0f 1998 "intermediate goods" means goods used as inputs in manufacturing or downstream processing; "Local Authority" bears the same meaning as defined in the Local Government Act; "manufacture" includes any process which transforms goods in order to add value to them for the purpose of resale; and includes any operation of packing or repackaging not linked to another form of transformation within a single enterprise;