THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST NOVEMBER, 1891.
No. 21 OF 1891.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Council thereof, to repeal Ordinances No. 1 of 1884 and No. 17 of 1886 and to amend the Law relating to the preparation of Opium.
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G. DIGBY BARKER,
Officer Administering the Government.
[13th November, 1891.]
Batvice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof,
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the
as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as The Prepared Opium Ordinance, 1891.
2. In the construction of this Ordinance the following terms and expressions shall have the meanings respectively set against them, wherever the same are consistent with the context.
Colony-Shall include the waters thereof.
Excise Officer-Any person appointed under the Ordinances hereby repealed and continued under this Ordinance or any person appointed by the Governor under section 3 of this Ordinance as Excise Officer.
Farm.-Any exclusive privilege granted under this
Ordinance.
Farmer. Any holder for the time being of any such
exclusive privilege.
Opium Farmer.-The holder for the time being of the exclusive privilege of preparing and selling pre- pared opium, either inclusive or exclusive of dross opium.
Dross Farmer.The holder (if any) for the time being of the exclusive privilege of collecting and pur- chasing dross, and preparing and dealing in dross opium.
Divan Farmer.-The holder (if any) for the time being of the exclusive privilege of opening, carrying on, or licensing any class of opium smoking divans, When there is no opium farmer, or no dross farmer, or no divan farmer, this Ordinance shall be read as if the Governor in Council or any person licensed for the purpose by the Governor in Council were expressly named instead of the opium farmer, or as if the Colonial Secretary, or any person licensed for the purpose by the Colonial Secretary were expressly named instead of the dross farmer or the divan farmer, or either of them. And payment or delivery to the Treasurer, for the use of the public revenue, or to an Excise Officer for the same purpose shall in all such cases be taken to be payment or delivery to such farmer under this Ordi-
nance.
Implement. Any vessel, utensil, instrument or other thing which has been used or which is probably intended to be used for containing prepared opium or for preparing, or aiding in preparing any opium, or for smoking opium.
(1.) Opium-Shall include dross and dross opium.
(2.) Prepared Opium-Shall, so far as relates to the infringement of the opium farmer's privilege of preparing opium within the Colony, mean opium which has been subjected to any degree of artificial
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