Section 4: Prohibition against purchase, sale, etc., at prices exceeding the maximum price — 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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4. Prohibition against purchase, sale, etc., at prices exceeding the maximum price.___(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any contract, no wholesaler, retailer, trader or other person shall sell or pur chase, or deliver or accept delivery of, any essential article at a price exceeding the maximum price fixed under sub‑section (1) of section 3. 1 Subs. by A.O., 1964, Art. 2 and Sch., for “Agent” which had been subs. by Ordinance 1 of 1961, s. 3 and 2nd Sch., for “Chief Commissioner”. (2) No trader shall sell or offer or exhibit for sale any essential articles in respect of which marking of sale prices has been required under sub‑section (2) of section 3 unless such article has been so marked.

Effective date: 1953-01-01

Related sections

Section 3: Power to fix prices and to require marking of prices Section 5: Power to control possession of essential article Section 2: Definitions. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,Section 6: Power to require licence for trading. The 1[Commissioner] may, by notification, direct that Section 1: Short title extent and commencement Section 7: Direction to sell to specified persons. The 1[Commissioner] may, by general or special order

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