{"id":64226,"date":"2020-04-17T15:05:27","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T10:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=64226"},"modified":"2020-04-17T16:33:25","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T11:33:25","slug":"covid-19-ordinance-2020-finalised-hoarders-to-face-strict-legal-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/covid-19-ordinance-2020-finalised-hoarders-to-face-strict-legal-action.html","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Ordinance, 2020 finalised; hoarders to face strict legal action"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The government has\nfinalised the draft of the \u2018COVID-19 (Prevention of Hoarding) Ordinance, 2020\u2019;\nwhich incorporates strict punishments for individuals found to be involved in\nhoarding and causing artificial price hikes of 32 consumer items, according to\nnews sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The newly promulgated ordinance includes a maximum punishment of imprisonment for three years and a fine that amounts to half of the seized goods\u2019 value. Presently, the punishment for hoarding is reported to be three months with a maximum fine of PKR 99,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/covid-19-punjab-waives-pkr-18-bn-taxes-special-packages-expected-daily-wagers.html\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19: Punjab waives off PKR 18 bn taxes, special packages expected for daily wagers<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Following is the list of the 32 items included in the COVID-19 (Prevention of Hoarding) Ordinance, 2020: <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"\"><tbody><tr><td>Tea<br> Sugar<br> Milk<br> Powdered Milk<br> Milk and food for newborns<br> Edible Oil<br> Aerated Water<br> Chemical fertilisers<br> Surgical gloves<br> Face masks <br> Pesticides<\/td><td>Fruit juices and squashes<br> Potatoes<br> Onions<br> Pulses<br> Fish <br> Beef <br> Mutton<br> Poultry food<br> Sanitizers<br> N-95 masks<br> Match sticks<\/td><td>Eggs <br> Gur<br> Spices and vegetables<br> Red chilli<br> Medicinal drugs<br> Kerosene<br> Rice<br> Wheat<br> Flour<br> Surface disinfectants <br> Isopropyl alcohol<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pakistan-ranked-among-top-most-charitable-nations.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Pakistan ranked among \u2018top-most charitable nations\u2019 (opens in a new tab)\">Pakistan ranked among \u2018top-most charitable nations\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ordinance will empower authorities to arrest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/law-against-hoarders-and-profiteers-tabled-before-pm.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"hoarders  (opens in a new tab)\">hoarders <\/a>without a warrant \u2013 provided they had credible information. Reportedly, it will also enable the Islamabad deputy commissioner or his authorized officers to seize suspected hoarded items and search any premises. The ordinance applies undiscriminatingly to both corporations and individuals alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As per the publication, this ordinance\nhas been circulated in the cabinet before being submitted for President Arif\nAlvi for his approval \u2013 after which the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT)\nadministration will bring this law into enforcement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The government has finalised the draft of the \u2018COVID-19 (Prevention of Hoarding) Ordinance, 2020\u2019; which incorporates strict punishments for individuals found to be involved in hoarding and causing artificial price hikes of 32 consumer items, according to news sources. The newly promulgated ordinance includes a maximum punishment of imprisonment for three years and a fine that amounts to half of the seized goods\u2019 value. Presently, the punishment for hoarding is reported to be three months with a maximum fine of PKR 99,000. Read: COVID-19: Punjab waives off PKR 18 bn taxes, special packages expected for daily wagers Following is the list of the 32 items included in the COVID-19 (Prevention of Hoarding) Ordinance, 2020: Tea Sugar Milk Powdered Milk Milk and food for newborns Edible Oil Aerated Water Chemical fertilisers Surgical gloves Face masks Pesticides Fruit juices and squashes Potatoes Onions Pulses Fish Beef Mutton Poultry food Sanitizers N-95 masks Match sticks Eggs Gur Spices and vegetables Red chilli Medicinal drugs Kerosene Rice Wheat Flour Surface disinfectants Isopropyl alcohol Read: Pakistan ranked among \u2018top-most charitable nations\u2019 The ordinance will empower authorities to arrest hoarders without a warrant \u2013 provided they had credible information. Reportedly, it will also enable the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":63188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[26598,26597],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-64226","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"tag-covid-19-prevention-of-hoarding-ordinance","8":"tag-hoarders-to-face-strict-legal-action"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>COVID-19 Ordinance; hoarders to face strict legal action - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The government has finalised the draft of the \u2018COVID-19 (Prevention of Hoarding) Ordinance, 2020\u2019; which incorporates strict punishments for hoarders\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/covid-19-ordinance-2020-finalised-hoarders-to-face-strict-legal-action.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"COVID-19 Ordinance; 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