Section 7: Direction to sell to specified persons. The 1[Commissioner] may, by general or special order — Karachi Essential Articles (Price Control and Antl-Hoarding) Act, 1953

Partly in force — federal text; provincial/ICT scope varies (see notes) — Source: Pakistan Code (single official PDF, 2026-08-21). Whether this provision is still in force has not been independently verified.

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7. Direction to sell to specified persons. The 1[Commissioner] may, by general or special order in writing, direct any wholesaler, retailer, or trader holding stocks of any essential article to sell the whole or a specified part thereof at prices not exceeding the maximum fixed under sub section (1) of section 3, to such persons or class of persons and in such circumstances or against such permits as may be specified in the order.

Effective date: 1953-01-01

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