Control of Prices Act, 1932

Application for amendment of price (retail) orders.

29.—Whenever a price (retail) order in relation to a particular commodity is in force and an application in the prescribed form and containing the prescribed particulars is made to the Minister by a person carrying on in the area to which such order relates the business of selling retail such commodity to amend such order by increasing the maximum price specified in such order on the ground that the wholesale price of such commodity has increased since the making of such order, the Minister shall, unless he revokes or amends, in accordance with such application, such order, forthwith request the Commission to make an investigation into such application and the Commission shall as soon as may be make such investigation and report to the Minister the result thereof.