THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 21, 1913. 12t
No. 57.-His Excellency the Governor has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the King, to the following Ordinances passed by the Legislative Council:-
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Ordinance No. 2 of 1913.-An Ordinance to amend the Opium Ordinance, 1909. Ordinance No. 3 of 1913. An Ordinance to amend the Magistrates Ordinance,
1890.
HONGKONG.
No. 2 of 1913.
An Ordinance to amend the Opium Ordinance,
1909.
1 assent to this Ordinance.
LS
F. H. MAY, Governor.
[21st February, 1913.]
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Opium Amend- Short title. ment Ordinance, 1913.
2. This Ordinance shall not come into operation until Commence- the first day of March, 1913.
ment.
3. The Opium Ordinance, 1909, is hereby amended as Amendment follows:-
of Ordinance No. 23 of 1909.
(a.) in section 2 thereof by the deletion of the definition Amendment
of "Opium Divan" and by the substitution of the following definitions :---
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of section 2. Definitions:
"Opium Divan' means and includes any place "Opium opened, kept or used :—
(1.) for the sale of prepared opium or dross
opium to be smoked in such place; or
(2.) for the smoking of prepared opium or dross opium where a fee or its equivalent is charged for such smoking or where any benefit or advantage whatever, direct or indirect, is derived by the keeper of such place in consequence of the smoking of prepared opium or dross opium in such place; or where the opium dross or halan produced by any person smoking in such place is collected, received or retained by any person other than the smoker;
Divan.
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'Place' means and includes any house, room, "Place.” office, agency, boat, vehicle or vessel or any erec- tion movable or otherwise on any spot on land or water."