The Bombay Essential Commodities and Cattle (Control) Act, 1958
The Bombay Essential Commodities and Cattle (Control) Act, 1958
This Act empowers the state government of Maharashtra to control the production, supply, distribution, movement, and pricing of essential commodities and cattle. It applies to all private individuals, traders, and businesses operating within the state who deal with these designated goods and livestock. This crucial legislation is important because it protects consumers and secures the public welfare by ensuring that critical everyday necessities remain affordable and readily available, particularly during periods of unexpected shortage. By regulating transactions and penalizing hoarding or price gouging, the law helps maintain economic stability and prevents commercial exploitation throughout the entire state of Maharashtra.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. Amendment of Schedule.
- 4. Powers to control production, supply, distribution, etc.
- 5. Publication and service of orders.
- 6. Delegation of powers.
- 7. Effect of orders inconsistent with other enactment.
- 8. Ordinary avocations of life to be interfered with as little as possible.
- 9. Penalties.
- 10. Attempts and abetment.
- 11. False statement.
- 12. Offences by companies.
- 13. Cognizance of offences and composition thereof.
- 14. Special provision regarding fine.
- 15. Presumption as to orders.
- 16. Burden of proof in certain cases.
- 17. Power to try offences summarily.
- 18. Protection of action taken under Act.
- 19. Rules.
- 20. Repeals and saving.
- 21. Act not to apply to essential commodity dealt with by Act X of 1955.
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