Section 18: Penalty for charging in excess of fair rates and exceeding limit of accommodation. Any — Karachi Hotels and Lodging-houses (Control) Act, 1950

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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18. Penalty for charging in excess of fair rates and exceeding limit of accommodation. Any manager of a hotel or owner of a lodging-house who___ (a) charges any amount in excess of the fair rate fixed by the Controller under section 6, or (b) accommodates guests, or permits guests to be accommodated, in any room or other unit of accommodation in his hotel or lodging-house, in excess of the number fixed therefore by the Controller under section 7, shall be punishable with imprisonment of either description which may extend to six months or with fine, or with both.

Effective date: 1950-01-01

Related sections

Section 17: Penalty for disobeying reservation order. Any manager of a hotel or owner of a lodging Section 19: Constructive liability of owners of hotels, etc Section 16: Penalty for failing to display fair rates and accommodation, etc. Any manager of a hotel Section 20: Cognizance of offences Section 15: Penalty for failure to register hotel or lodging-house. Any owner of a hotel or a lodging Section 21: Bar of suits. No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Controller or any person

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