Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011 · s 12

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s 12Offence to purchase price-controlled goods or obtain charge-controlled services, etc., otherwise than in accordance with prices or charges determined

(1)

Any person who purchases or offers to purchase any price-controlled goods or obtains or offers to obtain any charge-controlled services otherwise than in accordance with the prices or charges determined by the Controller under section 4, 5 or 7

commits an offence.

(2)

In any proceedings for an offence under subsection (1), it shall be a defence for the person charged to prove that he had no knowledge and acted in good faith in purchasing or offering to purchase any price-controlled goods or obtaining or offering to obtain any charge-controlled services at prices or charges otherwise than in accordance with the prices or charges determined by the Controller.