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Prohibition
of import of loose opium.
Prohibition of posses- sion of loose opium.
General
6. (1.) No person shall import, or aid or abet the importation of any loose opium into the Colony.
(2.) No person, except the Superintendent, shall have in his possession any loose opium, provided that the provisions of this sub-section shall not apply to the possession of samples of raw opium not exceeding 10 lb. in weight the subject of a permit from the Superintendent.
7.-(1.) The Governor-in-Council may appoint premises Warehouses. to be called General Warehouses for the warehousing of
raw opium.
Licensed warehouses.
Duties of
master before discharging raw opium. Permit for discharging raw opium from ship.
Permit: bow
(2) The Superintendent may, with the approval of the Governor, grant licences for the warehousing of raw opium in places, other than general warehouses, to be specified in such licences and to be called Licensed Warehouses. The Governor may at any time cancel the licence of any such warehouse and thereupon all raw opium warehoused therein shall be removed as the Governor may direct.
8. No master of any ship shall allow any raw opium to be discharged from his ship except ou production of a permit in Form No. 1 or in Form No. 2 in the Schedule.
9.-(1.) No person shall remove any raw opium from any ship without a permit in Form No. 1 or in Form No. 2 in the Schedule and except in accordance with the con- ditions in such permit contained.
(2.) Such permit may in his discretion be issued by the issued; form Superintendent upon receipt of a requisition in triplicate in
Form No. of the Schedule.
.
of.
Production of material documents relating to raw opium to be landed.
Super- intendent may add conditions to permit.
Permit to export raw opium.
Permit how
(3.) Before issuing any permit under the provisions of this section the Superintendent may demand the production of aly invoices, shipping orders, bills of lading, certificates, permits or other documents relating to the raw opium in respect of which a requisition has been received and the person making the requisition shall on such demand produce the same.
(4.) The Superintendent may impose such further con- ditions as he may think fit in connection with the issue of any permit under this section.
10.-(1.) No person shall remove any raw opium for exportation without a permit in Form No. 2 in the Sche- dule and except in accordance with the conditions in such permit contained.
(2.) Such permit may in his discretion be issued by the issued; form Superintendent upon receipt of a requisition in triplicate in
Form No. 2 of the Schedule.
of.
Production of material documents relating to raw opium to be exported.
Super- intendent may add conditious to permit.
Export to prohibition countries illegal.
Memoran- dum of aw opium ex- ported to be
furnished to master.
Permit for moving of raw opium within the Colony.
Permit bow issued; form
of.
(3.) Before issuing any permit under the provisions of this section the Superintendent may demand the production of any invoices, shipping orders, bills of lading, certificates, permits or other documents relating to the raw opium in respect of which a requisition has been received and the person making the requisition shall on such demand pro- duce the same.
(4.) The Superintendent may impose such further con- ditious as he may think fit in connection with the issue of any permit under this section.
(5.) No person shall export or aid or abet the exporta- tion of any raw opium from the Colony, if such exportation shall have been notified in the Gazette in pursuance of any resolution of the Legislative Council as being illegal.
11. The Superintendent shall furnish the master of every ship carrying raw opium for export with a ine- morandum containing the particulars set forth in Form No. 4 in the Schedule and no ship carrying raw opium shall depart from the Colony without such memorandum.
12.-(1.) Save as provided in sections 9 and 10 no person shall move raw opium from one place to another within the Colony without a permit in Form No. 3 in the Schedule and except in accordance with the conditions in such permit contained,
(2.) Such permit may in his discretion be issued by the Superintendent upon receipt of a requisition in triplicate in Form No. 3 in the Schedule.