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(c.) to be missing from the place where it has been of shortage
stored under a permit
be
then, in the case referred to in paragraph (1) the person in whose possession such raw opium so imported inay found, and in the case referred to in paragraph (2) the person in whose name such raw opium so missing has been stored, and in the case referred to in paragraph (3) the person named in such permit, shall, respectively, on sum- mary conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 2,000 dollars or 10 times the market value (whichever may be greater) of the opium which is found to be so imported or missing and to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months.
in raw opium in place where stored under per- mit.
particulars,
returns, etc., an offence.
58. Any person who shall, under the provisions of Giving of this Ordinance, make, deliver or supply any requisition, false particulars, return, or accounts or other written statement required by this Ordinance or by any regulation made thereunder, shall, if such requisition, particulars, return, account or written statement be false or incorrect either in whole or in part to the knowledge of the person so making, delivering or supplying the same, whether the same be sigued by him or not, be guilty of an offence.
59.-(1.) Any person licensed under this Ordinance Contraven- who commits any contravention of the terms or couditions tion by of his licence or recognisance shall be guilty of an offence. licensee of
terms of licence, an offence. (2.) Whenever any person licensed under this Ordinance
Liability of any licensee would be liable under the provisions of this Ordinance or of any regulations made thereunder to any punishment, for acts of penalty or forfeiture for any act, omission, neglect or servant and default he shall be liable to the same punishment, penalty or personal
liability of forfeiture for every similar act, omission, neglect, or default servant of of any agent or servant employed by him in the course of liceusee. his business as such licensed person, and every agent or servant employed by him in the course of his business as such liceused person shall also be liable to every punish- ment, penalty, or forfeiture prescribed for such acts, omissions, neglects or defaults contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance as fully and effectually as if such agent or servant had been the person to whom the licence had been grauted.
60. Any person who :-
Attempt to commit
(a.) attempts to commit any offence in contraven- offence or
abetting in tion of this Ordinance;
the same.
(b.) aids or abets any other person in any such offence or in the attempt to commit any such. offence;
shall, on summary conviction, be liable to the same punish- ment and penalties as if he had been guilty of the actual offence.
61. Any person who commits any contravention of or General does or attempts to do anything contrary to or omits or penalty for neglects to comply with or refuses to permit or obstructs contraven-
Ordinance or any act commanded by any of the provisions of this tion of
regulations Ordinance or of any order or regulation made by the Gov- ernor-in-Council or other proper authority under the provi- in cases sious of this Ordinance shall be guilty of an offence and where shall in respect of every such offence for which no special penalties are otherwise prescribed, be liable to a fiue not exceeding 2,000 dollars or 10 times the market value (whichever may be the greater) of the opium in respect of which such offence shall have occurred and to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months and further any opium or other article in respect of which any such offence shall have occurred shall be seized and forfeited.
Miscellaneous.
62. The Governor-in-Council shall have power to make regulations for any of the following purposes :—
not specially penalty is prescribed.
Governor-in- Council to
have power to make regulations.
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