Act No. 160 / 1949 Coll.
Internal Trade Act
Valid
Effective from 30.06.1949
160.
Law
of 16 June 1949
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The National Assembly of the Czechoslovak Republic decided on the following Act:
The Minister for Internal Trade is hereby authorised to manage and control the circulation, disposal and consumption of goods in order to ensure the smooth distribution of goods, in particular the working population, in the internal market and to take all necessary measures to that end, unless the law is required.
Measures of a general nature, taken pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 1, shall be declared by the Ministry of Internal Trade in the Official Journal.
(1) At the order of the Ministry of Internal Trade or of the authorities and undertakings entrusted with it, the authorities or undertakings invited shall provide reports, send or submit goods or other objects, such as samples, results of tests of goods and results of tests of the Ministry of Internal Trade or of the authorities or undertakings entrusted with it. The provisions on possible reimbursement shall be laid down by the Ministry of Internal Trade by a decree in the Official Journal.
(2) Undertakings under control or review are required to assist the competent authorities in the performance of their tasks, in particular to provide the necessary explanations and information, to submit books, accounting records, accounting documents and all records and correspondence, to allow access to all commercial, operational and storage rooms and storage areas where goods are stored; to other rooms only in the event of a reasonable suspicion that the goods are stored in them, on the basis of an official written order.
(3) The authorities responsible for carrying out or participating in the tasks under this law, in particular the supervisory authorities, experts and all the auxiliary forces, shall be obliged to remain silent about all the facts which they have learned in their activities if they are not exempted in the public interest. The obligation to remain silent shall not cease to exist or to serve.
(1) The acts and omissions which are contrary to the provisions of this law or to the provisions adopted pursuant to it, shall be punishable by the district national committees, in so far as the offence is not a criminal offence, as an administrative offence by a punishable offence of up to 1,000.000.- a person or by a prison (lock-in) within one year or both. In the event of imperfections, a replacement sentence shall be imposed at the rate of guilt within one year. If both punishments are imposed, the punishment on the free side, together with the replacement penalty, shall not exceed one year for an impenetrable fine.
(2) Those who preside over acts that are directly aimed at committing an offence and not merely for impossibility or for an external obstacle or for chance are criminally answered as if the act had been completed.
(3) Those who, by instruction, order, advice, confirmation, promise or assistance, or otherwise knowingly cause or facilitate the commission of an offence by another person (perpetrator), are as criminal as the offender, regardless of the punishment of the offender himself.
(4) The infringement proceedings under this law shall be carried out in accordance with the rules on the prosecution of offences in the field of maintenance, supply and price.
(1) The applicability of the Government Decree of 26 June 1943, No 175 Coll., on the circulation of goods is hereby revoked. Furthermore, the Law of 5 June 1942, No 100, on the Supreme Supply Office, as amended, amending it and supplementing it, shall be repealed in so far as it does not apply to price matters.
(2) Without prejudice to any provisions concerning the competence of other ministries, other central offices or bodies, in particular:
(a) the Act of 13 May 1936, No 131 Coll., on the defence of the State and its amendments;
(b) Decree of the President of the Republic of 27 October 1945, No 109 Coll., on production control,
(c) Decree of the President of the Republic of 27 October 1945, No 113 Coll., on the adaptation, management and control of foreign trade,
(d) Decree of the President of the Republic of 27 October 1945, No. 118 Coll., on measures in the management of the maintenance economy as amended by the Law of 1 December 1948, No. 274 Coll., amending the Decree of the President of the Republic on measures in the management of the maintenance economy and extending the validity of some of its provisions to the territory of Slovakia,
(e) Act of 11 March 1948, No. 38 Coll., on the National Bank of Czechoslovakia,
(f) Law of 7 April 1948, No 80 Coll., authorising the Minister of Agriculture to take measures in agricultural production;
(g) Act of 22 February 1949, No. 60 Coll., on Economic Planning (Planning Act).
(3) The provisions of this Act shall not apply to:
(a) armaments and other goods which are manufactured solely for the purpose of military administration or which, according to their nature or destination, are fit exclusively for such use;
(b) medicines, medicines, diagnostic agents, serum and vaccines.
This Act shall take effect on the day of its publication; It shall be implemented by the Minister for Internal Trade in agreement with the participating members of the Government.
Gottwald v. r.
Dr John v. r.
Zaporocký v. r.
Krajčir v. r.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Act No. 160 / 1949 Coll., on Internal Trade |
|---|---|
| Regulation Type | - |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 30.06.1949 |
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| Effective from | 30.06.1949 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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