Supplies Control Act Chapter 293.

This Act sets forth provisions on the appointment of controller of supplies, penalties, fees, costs, evidence and proof of instruments. A Controller of Supplies shall be appointed for the purposes of all or any of the regulations made in accordance with this Act. The Controller of Supplies shall be under the control of the Minister charged with responsibility for Supplies Control. The Minister may make regulations (a) for the appointment of a Controller of Supplies; (b) for regulating or prohibiting the production, treatment, keeping, storage, movement, transport, distribution, exportation, importation, sale, purchase, use or consumption of articles or goods of any description, and, in particular, for controlling the prices at which such articles may be sold; (c) for regulating the carrying on of any undertaking engaged in any work specified in such regulations and, in particular, for controlling the charges which may be made by the undertakers in respect of the doing of any work by them; (d) for requiring persons carrying on, or employed in connection with, any trade or business specified in any order, made pursuant to any regulations, to produce to such person as may be so specified, any books, accounts or other documents relating to that trade or business, and for requiring any persons to furnish such estimates or returns to such person as may be specified in the order; (e) for any incidental and supplementary matters necessary or expedient for the purposes of the regulations, including the entering and inspection of premises for the purpose of securing compliance with the regulations or orders made thereunder; (f) for prohibiting the doing of anything regulated in accordance with this Act except under the authority of a licence granted by the Controller of Supplies; (g) for fixing penalties subject to section 4 for any contravention or non-compliance with any regulations; and (h) generally for all matters connected with the carrying out of the provisions of this Act and any regulations made hereunder. Furthermore the Minister may, by Order published in the Gazette, provide for charging as well as for recovering and imposing such charges.