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No. 8.1
THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [A.D. 1891
Council, the sole privilege of preparing opium and of selling within Colony opium so prepared, and either inclusive or exclusive of privileges mentioned in this Ordinance in relation to dross opium deleted by Ord. 168, 909 opium divanə.
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Sub Sections substituted by
Ord. 169, 1909 Ser.
11.
Licensees of Opium Farmer, etc.
Grant, etc., of dross farm.
Making of regulations relating to farms.
(2.) Such privilege may from time to time be offered for sale either by sealed tender or at public auction, and the time for sending in such tenders or of holding such auction shall be previously notified in The Gazette, in English and Chinese, and by advertisement in one or more daily newspapers.
(3.) The Governor-in-Council may also grant to any person the like privilege as aforesaid by private contract, if it appears desirable in the interests of the Colony to do so.
(4.) The accepted bidder for or the grantee of such privilege, before he shall become entitled to the benefit thereof, shall give such security as the Governor-in-Council may require for the due performance of the conditions of such privilege and of his stipulations or agreement respecting thereof.
(5.) The Opium Farmer shall in all cases keep a proper register or record of all opium supplied to him, and shall give such details as to disposal as the Governor may require.
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19.—(1.) The Opium Farmer may, in his discretion, grant licences to suitable persons authorizing them to sell prepared opium, but subject to such conditions as may from time to time be approved by the Governor-in-Council.
(2.) When there is no Opium Farmer the Governor-in-Council may, in his discretion, grant licences to suitable persons, authorizing them to prepare and sell opium on such conditions as may from time to time be approved by the Governor-in-Council:
Provided that the provisions of section 21 as to fines for breaches of regulations shall apply equally to all breaches of regulations as to the sale or preparation of opium imposed on the licensees under this section.
20.—(1.) The Governor-in-Council may from time to time, on such terms as he may think expedient, grant the privilege of collecting dross and of preparing and dealing in dross opium.
(2.) The grantee thereof may grant licences to persons approved by him to collect dross or to prepare or deal in dross opium.
(3.) Every such licensee, when collecting, shall carry such badge as the Governor may direct:
21.—(1.) The Governor-in-Council may from time to time make, and when made, alter, add to, or revoke, a scale of fines to be levied for breaches of the regulations under which any privilege is granted under