10. Refusal to sell goods
Feedback & supportAny person carrying on a business in the course of which price‑regulated goods are normally sold and who has in his possession a stock of such goods, who —
goods
“goods” includes all chattels personal other than things in action and money;
falsely denies that he has those goods in his possession; or
refuses, except with the permission of the Price Controller, to sell those goods in reasonable quantities,shall be guilty of an offence:Provided that it shall be a good defence to a charge under paragraph (b) that the accused had reasonable grounds for believing that the purchaser was unable or unwilling to make immediate payment of the price of the goods in cash.
Price Controller
“Price Controller” means an officer appointed Price Controller under section 3 and includes any person appointed by the Minister to act in the place of the Price Controller during the Price Controller’s absence from Singapore or his inability from illness or other causes to perform the duties of his office;