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No. S. 329. The following Bill with amendments proposed to be made in Committee, is published for information under Stand- ing Order 27 (14): -
C.S.O. 2531/21.
A BILL
[No. 2:17.8.38.-5.]
INTITULED
An Ordinance to amend the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance,
1935.
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Dangerous Short title. Drugs Amendment Ordinance, 1938.
2. Sub-section (2) of section 17 of the Dangerous Drugs Amendment Ordinance, 1935, is amended by the substitution of the words of Ordinance "on indictment" for the words "or indictment" in the first 1935, line of paragraph (a) thereof.
No. 35 of
s. 17 (2).
3. The Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, 1935, is amended New by the insertion of the following new sections immediately added to
after section 21 thereof :-
21A.--(1) No person shall--
section 21A
Ordinance No. 35 of 1935.
Special provision
prohibition
(a) have in his possession any pipe fit and intended for for the the smoking of heroin: The burden of proof that any fit for the smoking of heroin is not intended for such smoking shall lie on the defendant;
divans,
pipe of heroin
storage places and factories, and for the responsi- bility of
(b) smoke or consume any heroin in any heroin divan; (c) keẹp, manage or act or assist in the management of landlords any heroin divan or of any place in which heroin is unlawfully in respect. stored or manufactured;
(d) being the tenant, lessee, occupier or person in charge of any place, permit such place or any part thereof to be used as a heroin divan or for the unlawful storage or manufacture of heroin;
(e) being the lessor or landlord of any place, or the agent of such lessor or landlord, let the same with the know- ledge that such place or some part thereof is to be used as a heroin divan or for the unlawful storage or manufacture of heroin, or consent to the use at any time of such place or any part thereof as a heroin divan or for the unlawful storage or manufacture of heroin.
(2) In and for the purposes of this section-
(a) "place" means any house, room, agency, boat, vehicle, vessel or any erection movable or otherwise or any spot on land or water;
thereof.