Section 5: Power to control possession of essential article — 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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5. Power to control possession of essential article.___ (1) The 1[Commissioner] may, by notification, direct that no wholesaler, retailer, trader or other person shall keep in his possession or under his control any essential article in excess of the quantity specified in such notification. (2) If, on the date of issue of a notification under sub section (1) in respect of any essential article, any wholesaler, retailer, trader or other person has in his possession any quantity of such essential article in excess of the quantity specified in such notification, he shall forthwith report the fact to the 1[Commis sioner] or to such other officer as may be empowered in this behalf by the 1[Commissioner], and shall take such action as to storage, distribution, or disposal of the excess quantity as the 1[Commissioner] or such other officer may direct.

Effective date: 1953-01-01

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