Price Control Act · 2023 Revised Edition
10B. Offences
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any person who —
person
“person” includes any trader, manufacturer, producer, commission agent, clearing and forwarding agent and auctioneer;
sells price-controlled goods at the price, or performs or offers to perform any service in relation to any price-controlled goods, or hires or offers to hire any price-controlled goods, at a charge, which exceeds the maximum price or charge fixed by the
price-controlled goods
“price-controlled goods” means goods in respect of which — (a) maximum prices have been fixed under section 3B; (b) minimum prices have been fixed under section 3C, and includes services for which a maximum price or a minimum price has been fixed;
Price Controller under section 3B;
Controller
“Controller” means the person appointed as Price Controller under the provision of section 3(1);
knowingly purchases or offers to purchase any price-controlled goods or who knowingly pays or offers to pay for a service a charge which exceeds the maximum charge;
carries on a business in the course of which price-controlled goods are normally sold and who has in his possession a stock of such goods who —
goods
“goods” includes any foodstuff of any kind, type, quality or brand of foodstuff, all chattels personal other than things in action and money;
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falsely denies that he has such goods in his possession; or
refuses, except with the permission of the Price
Controller, to sell such goods in reasonable quantities, is guilty of an offence against this Act:
Provided that it shall be a defence to a charge under paragraph (c)(ii) that the purchaser was unable or unwilling to make immediate payment of the price of the goods in cash.
Offence to obstruct Controller etc. [S 53/2021]
Terms defined in s 2
Controller
Defined · s 2“Controller” means the person appointed as Price Controller under the provision of section 3(1);
goods
Defined · s 2“goods” includes any foodstuff of any kind, type, quality or brand of foodstuff, all chattels personal other than things in action and money;
maximum price
Defined · s 2“maximum price” means the maximum price at which under the provisions of this Act, goods may be sold;
person
Defined · s 2“person” includes any trader, manufacturer, producer, commission agent, clearing and forwarding agent and auctioneer;
price-controlled goods
Defined · s 2“price-controlled goods” means goods in respect of which — (a) maximum prices have been fixed under section 3B; (b) minimum prices have been fixed under section 3C, and includes services for which a maximum price or a minimum price has been fixed;
sell
Defined · s 2“sell” includes an agreement to sell and an offer to sell, is deemed to include the exposing of goods for sale, the publishing of a price list, the furnishing of a quotation, or any other act or notification whatsoever by which willingness to enter into any transaction of sale is expressed;