Drugs in transit not to be tampered with.
The diver- sion of dangerous drugs in transit.
Schedule, form E.
Restrictions
on dealings
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8. It shall be unlawful for any person to cause anv dangerous drug in transit to be subjected to any process which would alter its nature, or wilfully to open or break any package containing a dangerous drug in transit, except upon the instructions of the Superintendent and in such manner as he may direct.
9.—(1) No person shall, except under the authority of a diversion certificate, in the form E set out in the Schedule hereto, cause or procure any dangerous drug brought into the Colony in transit to be diverted to any destination other than that to which it was originally consigned. In the case of any drug in transit accompanied by an export authorization or a diversion certificate issued by a competent authority of some other country, the country to which the drug was originally consigned shall be deemed to be the country stated in such export authorization or diversion certificate to be the country of destination.
(2) The Superintendent may issue a diversion certificate in respect of any dangerous drug in transit upon production to him of a valid and subsisting import certificate, issued by a competent authority in the country to which it is proposed to divert the drug, or if that country is not a party to the Convention upon such evidence as may satisfy him that the drug is to be sent in a lawful manner and for a proper purpose.
(3) A diversion certificate shall be issued in duplicate; one copy thereof shall accompany the drug when it is removed from the Colony. Another copy shall be despatched by the Superintendent direct to the proper authority in the country to which the consignment has been diverted.
(4) Upon the issue of a diversion certificate, the export authorization or diversion certificate (if any) accompanying the drug on its arrival in the Colony shall be detained by the Superintendent and returned to the authority issuing such authorization or diversion certificate together with the notification of the name of the country to which the drug has been diverted.
10. Except under and in accordance with this Ordinance in dangerous or regulations made thereunder or with a licence granted by drugs. the Superintendent no person shall, whether on his own behalf or on behalf of any other person, whether such other person be in the Colony or not, buy, sell, supply, procure, or offer to supply or procure, from, to or for any other person, whether such other person be in the Colony or not, or in any way deal in or with, or offer to deal in, or pretend to deal in, or have in his possession, or import or export, or do any act preparatory to or for the purpose of importing or exporting, any dangerous drug, whether such drug be in the Colony or elsewhere, and whether it be ascertained or appropriated or in existence or not, and whether it be intended that it should be imported into the Colony or not.
Regulations for the
control of
11-(1) For the purpose of preventing the improper use of dangerous drugs, it shall be lawful for the Governor manufacture in Council to make regulations for controlling the importation. exportation, manufacture, sale, possession, movement and distribution of those drugs, and in particular, but without 10 & 11 Geo. prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, for-
and sale of
dangerous
drugs.
5, c. 46,
ss. 7, 11.
(a) prohibiting the manufacture of any dangerous drug except on premises licensed for the purpose and subject to any conditions specified in the licence;