1816
No. 23 of 1909.
OPIUM.
by land or sea into the Colony by such person, and any agent who has authority to transfer ownership or possession or holds documents of title to such opium; but does not include any shipowner or other common carrier who carries opium in the ordinary course of business for the importer thereof:
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To export means and includes to convey out of the Colony and to do any act preparatory to or for the purpose of causing conveyance out of the Colony.
Restriction on import of raw opium
Licence for sale or export of
PART I.
RAW OPIUM.
3. (1) No person shall import, or aid or abet the importation of any raw opium into the Colony if such importation shall have been notified in the Gazette in pursuance of any resolution of the Legislative Council as being illegal.
(2) The provisions of sub-section (1) shall not apply to opium imported by or for the use of the opium farmer with the written consent of the Superintendent previously obtained, and further, shall not apply to opium brought into the Colony on any steamship under a bill of lading to some place to which such opium may by the laws of such place be lawfully imported, provided that such opium shall not be removed from such steamship whilst in the waters of the Colony.
(3) No person shall import, or aid or abet the importation of any loose opium into the Colony.
4. (1) It shall be lawful for the Treasurer, on such terms and conditions as may be approved by the Governor-in-Council, to grant loose opium licences for the sale or export of loose opium, and no person, except the holder of such a licence, shall be permitted to sell or barter within the Colony or to export from the Colony any loose opium except as provided in section 6.
(2) A licence to sell raw opium wrappings intended for export in quantities less than one chest shall be issued to the opium farmer free of charge for the period of his farm.
* As amended by No. 39 of 1911, No. 12 of 1912 and No. 43 of 1912
† As amended by No. 50 of 1911 and No. 12 of 1912.