OPIUM.
No. 23 of 1909.
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in the year, including holidays, and such service shall be deemed to be good and effectual service for all purposes.
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25.-(1) The opium farmer may, in his discretion, grant licences to suitable persons authorising them to sell prepared opium or dross opium but subject to such conditions as may 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 authorising them to prepare and sell prepared opium and dross opium on such conditions as may be approved by the Governor-in-Council.
of dross
26.--(1) The Governor-in-Council may, on such terms as he may think expedient, grant the privilege of collecting opium dross and of preparing and dealing in dross opium.
(2) The grantee thereof may grant licences to persons approved by him to collect opium dross or to prepare or deal in dross opium.
(3) Every such licensee, when collecting, shall carry such badge as the Governor may direct.
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payment of
27. If the consideration money for any privilege granted under this Ordinance or any instalment thereof, is not paid within one month next after the day appointed for the payment thereof, the said privilege shall become null and void upon the Governor-in-Council publishing a notification in the Gazette to that effect and, over and above all other liabilities under this Ordinance or any conditions of such privilege, the farmer shall be liable to make good to the Governor all losses or expenses incurred by reason of such default in payment, or by reason of any re-sale or re-grant of such privilege which the Governor-in-Council may thereupon make, and to make which he is hereby authorised.
Transfer of Farm.
farm.
28.-(1) The opium farmer shall, one month before his privilege expires, give public notice, in form 3 in schedule B, that such privilege is to expire on the day named in such notice, which shall be the last day of his exclusive privilege, and that no prepared opium or dross opium, purchased from such farmer, or from any licensee of such farmer, can be used without the consent of the new farmer after noon of the third day next after such date.
As amended by No. 50 of 1911. As amended by No. 12 of 1912.