Section 9: Reservation of accommodation at the instance of Controller

9. Reservation of accommodation at the instance of Controller.___(1) Subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf by 1[Provincial Government] the Controller may by order direct the manager of a hotel or the owner of a lodging-house to reserve in the hotel or lodging-house such accommodation as may be specified in the order. (2) Subject to any direction by the 1[Provincial Government] in this behalf, the Controller may allot the accommodation reserved under sub-section (1) to any person and such person shall thereupon be deemed to be a guest at the hotel or lodging-house, in relation to the accommodation allotted to him. (3) Where any accommodation is reserved under sub-section (1), the manager of the hotel or the owner of the lodging-house shall make the accommodation so reserved, or such portion of it as the Controller -may direct, available to the Controller, for occupation by the person to whom it has been allotted, at the expiry of twenty-four hours from the service upon him of a notice in writing in this behalf by the Controller. (4) Nothing in this section shall prevent the manager of a hotel or the owner of a lodging-house from letting any accommodation reserved under sub-section (1) to a guest other than the person to whom such accommodation is allotted by the Controller, upon the condition that if and when a notice is received from the Controller under sub-section (3), such guest will vacate the accommodation within twenty-four hours of the receipt of such notice. 1Subs. By A.O., 1964, Art. 2 and Sch.

Effective date: 1950-01-01

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