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(4.) Every person who commits or attempts to commit, or does
any act with intent to commit, or counsels, procures, aids, or incites
any other person to commit, or conspires with any other person to
commit, an offence under this clause shall be liable on conviction
before a Judge of the High Court to a fine not exceeding two hundred
pounds, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months
in the case of an individual, or to a fine not exceeding one thousand
pounds in the case of a body corporate.

(5.) If, after a contract of sale of any goods has been made in
which no price has been expressly agreed upon, the seller by himself
or his agent demands or receives from the buyer a price which is
unreasonably high the seller shall, for the purposes of this clause, be
deemed to have sold the goods at the price so demanded or received.

(6.) No prosecution shall be instituted under this clause except
with the consent of the Board of Trade.

(7.) In this clauseβ€”
"Price" includes every valuable consideration whatsoever,
whether direct or indirect :
"Indirect consideration" includes every valuable consideration
whatsoever which in effect relates to the sale of any
goods, although ostensibly relating to any other matter
or thing :
"Sale" includes barter and every other disposition of goods for
valuable consideration.

  1. The liability of any employer or principal to any fine for
    offences against this Order committed by a servant or agent in the
    course of his employment shall be determined by the same principles
    as those which determine the liability of that employer or principal
    for civil injuries done by that servant or agent, and such offence shall
    be deemed to have been committed by the principal or employer
    accordingly.

J. W. BLACK,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

By Authority : MARCUS F. MARKS, Government Printer, Wellington.




Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1921, No 81


NZLII PDF NZ Gazette 1921, No 81





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🌏 Samoa Board of Trade Order, 1921 (continued from previous page)

🌏 External Affairs & Territories
30 August 1921
Order in Council, Samoa, Board of Trade, Legislation, Penalties, Price Regulation, Contracts
  • J. W. Black, Acting Clerk of the Executive Council