Section 4, The Control of Goods Act, Short title 1962

() The Governor-Gencral may make rules for all or anyof the following purposcs (a) conferring upon Controllers and subordinate oflicers such powers as he may consider necessary or expedient for the purposes of this Act and for giving ellect to the provisions of any rules made thereunder; (b) providing for the delegation by any Controller to any subordinate officer of any powers conferred upon, such Controller by rules made under this (c) fixing or regulating the prices. at which any controlled goods may be sold, or prescribing the manner in which and the perSOn or persóns by whom such prices may be fixed or regulated ; (d) prohibiting, restricting or regulating the movement of any controlled goods within Sierra Leone; (e) prohibiting, restricting or regulating the consump tion or use of any controlled goods, and for such purpose providing, if the Governor-General thinks fit. for the supply and distribution of any controlled goods to be regulated by a system of rationing: ) prohibiting, restricting or regulating the storage or keeping of stocks of any controlled goods ; (3) prohibiting, restricting or regulating the sale orpurchase of any controlled goods; (h) prohibiting the doing of anything regulated orrestricted as aforesaid except under a licencegranted by such authority or person as the Governor-General may specify and subject tosuch conditions as may be expressed therein, andprescribing the fee to be paid for any suchlicence; section ; No. 6 Control of Goods 1962 (i) requisitioning any controlled goods, and making such provisio as appears to lhe Governor General to be ncccssary or expedicnt in conncction therewith, provided that any such rule shall include provision for the payment of compensa lion in respect of goods so requisitioncd: (() requiting persons carrying on or cmploycd in any trade or business in the coutse of which any controlled goods arc movcd, consumed, used, stored, kept, sold, purchased or otherwise dealt with or disposed of to kcep such books, accounts or other documentary records, and to produce the same on demand to suclh pcrsons, and to furnish such rcturns in such manncr and form and at such times as he may prescribe: (k) providing for malters relating to cvidencc, and for the burden of proof. in any procecdings under this Act. (2) i shall be lawful for the Governor-General. in any Penalties. rule made under this section, to presribe penalties for any contravention thereof: Provided that such penalties shall not exceed (i) where an individual is convicted on information, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds, or both such imprisonment and such fine; and, in the case of a second or subsequent offence, imprisonment for a termn not exceeding two yearS, or a fine not exceeding one thousand pounds, or both such imprisonment and such fine; (ii) Where an individual is convicted summarily, term not exceeding threeimprisonment for a months, or a fine of fifty pounds, or both such imprisonment and such fine; and, in the case of a second or subsequent offence, imprisonment for aterm not exceeding six months, or a fine of one hundred pounds, or both such imprisonment and such fine; (ii) where a body corporate is convicted on informa tion, a fine: (iv) where a body corporate is convicted summarily. a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds; and, in the case of a second offence, a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty pounds. A 21