222 THE HONGKONG GOVT. GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, 27TH MAR., 1884.
Interpreta- tion.
Excise Officer.
Farm.
Farmer.
Dross Opium.
Prepared Opium.
Opion Fatriar
Druss Formir,
Dirren Farmer,
Possession.
() of 79, a. 1.)
Smoking opium.
Import and
possession of opium.
(2 054, 8. *, 7 of 79, 8. 5.)
Unlicensed preparati, ke of pin. (2 of 58. a. 5.
[L.S.]
G. F. BowEN.
No. 1 of 1884.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, entitled The Opium Ordinance, 1884.
[27th March, 1881.]
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the
Bitteret the Legislative Council thereof, as follows th
1. In the construction of this Ordinance the following terms and expressions shall have the meanings hereinafter assigned to them, that is to say :--
The term Excise Officer shall mean any person ap- pointed by the Governor under Section 5 of this Ordinance.
The term Farm shall mean any exclusive privilege granted under this Ordinance, and the term Farmer any holder for the time being of such exclusive privilege.
Dross Opium shall mean opium prepared wholly or
chiefly from opium dross.
Prepared Opium shall include dross opium wherever such a construction is not contrary to the context of this Ordinance.
Opium Farmer shall mean the holder for the time being of the exclusive privilege of boiling and selling prepared opium either inclusive or exclusive of dross opium.
Dross Farmer shall mean the holder for the time being of the exclusive privilege of collecting and pur- chasing opium dross 2nd dealing in, and preparing dross opium.
Divan Farmer shall mean the holder for the time being of the exclusive privilege of opening 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 licensee of the Governor in Council; or the Colonial Secretary, or any licensee of the Colonial Secretary; as the case may be, were expressly named instead of such Farmer. And payment or delivery to the Colonial Treasurer for the use of the Revenue of the Colony, 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 Ordinance. Any raw, boiled, or prepared opium, opium dross, or utensils, vessels, or implements used for preparing or smoking the same shall for the purposes of this Ordinance be deemed to be in possession of any person if he knowingly have them in actual posses- sion custody or control, by himself or by any other person.
The provisions of this Ordinance as to the smoking of Opium, and to utensils or implements for the smoking of Opium shall apply solely to Opium Smoking Divans, and not to the Smoking of Opium in other places.
2. No person shall bring into this Colony, or the waters thereof, or have in his possession or custody within the same, any boiled or prepared opium, not being dross opium without having a valid certificate under section 16 of this Ordinance. No person shall bring into this Colony or into the Waters thereof or knowingly have in his possession within the same any dross opium which has been prepared or purchased in this Colony without the knowledge and consent of the. Dross Farmer. No person except a Farmer or a duly licensed person as provided by this Ordinance shall within this Colony or the Waters thereof collect opium dross or knowingly have in his possession or custody with- out the knowledge and consent of the Dross Farmer any opium dross except such as may be the result of his own smoking or of the smoking of opium on his premises.
3. No person except a Farmer or duly licensed person as provided by this Ordinance shall, within this Colony or the waters thereof, boil or in any way prepare opium or dross opitun, or sell, or offer or expose for sale any boiled or prepared opium or dross opium or collect or pur- chase opium dross; provided that no medical practitioner,