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Punjab Prevention of Hoarding Act, 2020
Q1. Under which section is hoarding declared a punishable offence?
Answer: Section 3
Q2. What is the maximum imprisonment for hoarding under Section 3?
Answer: 3 years
Q3. What percentage of the article’s value can be imposed as a fine under Section 3?
Answer: 50%
Q4. The officer may search a premises without warrant under which section?
Answer: Section 4
Q5. Under Section 5, the seized hoarded goods may be?
Answer: Auctioned
Q6. If the accused is acquitted, the auction proceeds shall be?
Answer: Returned to the accused with profit
Q7. If convicted, the auction amount shall be deposited into?
Answer: Government exchequer
Q8. Which section allows for arrest without warrant?
Answer: Section 6
Q9. What is the nature of offences under this Act?
Answer: Cognizable and non-bailable
Q10. Who may try offences under this Act?
Answer: Special Magistrate under Section 8
Q11. What is the time limit for trial under Section 8(2)?
Answer: 30 days
Q12. Appeals against conviction must be filed within how many days?
Answer: 30 days
Q13. An informer may get a reward of what percentage of proceeds?
Answer: 10% of proceeds
Q14. Reward is granted only if the case results in?
Answer: Conviction and release of funds to Government exchequer
Q15. The officer may order declaration of stock at what intervals?
Answer: Any time or as per prescribed intervals (Section 11(2))
Q16. Fake or false information under Section 12 may lead to a fine up to?
Answer: Rs. 1,000,000
Q17. Speculative dealings and market manipulation are covered under which section?
Answer: Section 12
Q18. The Act overrides other laws as per which section?
Answer: Section 16
Q19. Rules to implement the Act are made under which section?
Answer: Section 15
Q20. The Act repealed which earlier ordinance?
Answer: Punjab Prevention of Hoarding Ordinance 2020 (VI of 2020)
Q21. The Act came into force on which date?
Answer: 11th August 2020
Q22. Which body enacted this Act?
Answer: Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Q23. Who is primarily responsible for enforcement of this Act?
Answer: Deputy Commissioner (Section 2(f))
Q24. The Act applies to which territory?
Answer: Whole of Punjab (Section 1(2))
Q25. The Schedule can be amended by whom?
Answer: Government via Gazette Notification (Section 17)
Q26. Which of the following is considered a ‘dealer’ under the Act?
Answer: Trader, wholesaler, retailer, or manufacturer (Section 2(c))
Q27. Verification of stock can be done when?
Answer: Anytime by officer (Section 11(4))
Q28. What is the title of the Act?
Answer: Punjab Prevention of Hoarding Act 2020
Q29. The Code of Criminal Procedure is NOT applicable to what?
Answer: Search and seizure (Section 4(3))
Q30. Under Section 7, corporate officers are liable unless they prove what?
Answer: Lack of knowledge or due diligence
Q31. Which of the following is NOT listed in the Schedule?
Answer: Petrol
Q32. Item number 39 in the Schedule refers to?
Answer: Sanitizers
Q33. Which of the following items is listed under number 20?
Answer: Kerosene Oil
Q34. “Phutti” listed in the Schedule refers to?
Answer: Seed cotton
Q35. How many total items are listed in the Schedule?
Answer: 41
Q36. Section 13 provides what?
Answer: Protection of good faith actions
Q37. Section 14 allows officers to do what?
Answer: Seek aid from law enforcement agencies
Q38. Information about dealers’ stocks can be demanded under which section?
Answer: Section 11
Q39. “Article” means any of the items listed in what?
Answer: The Schedule (Section 2(a))
Q40. Under Section 6(2), cognizance of offences is taken by?
Answer: Special Magistrate
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