Act containing rules relative to prevention of hoarding of goods in exceptional circumstances (Hoarding Act). Country/Territory Netherlands Document type Legislation Date 1962 (2012) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food security Offences/penalties Geographical area Benelux, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract This Act provides for measures to prevent hoarding of goods including food in times of war, insurrection, natural calamities, etc. the Act, among other things, grants regulation-making powers to the Minister of Agriculture to prevent excessive purchase and storage of products as mentioned in the first comma of article 1 of the Agriculture Act Full text Dutch Website www.overheid.nl