OPIUM.
No. 23 of 1909.
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quantities of prepared opium and dross opium within the meaning of this Ordinance.
(3) The award of the arbitrators or of a majority of them shall be final, and the arbitration or such other settlement shall be held at such time after the end of the term of the outgoing farmer as may seem reasonable to the Governor.
(4) Any award made may be filed in the Supreme Court pursuant to the Code of Civil Procedure.
No. 3 of 1901.
arbitrator.
32. In case either the incoming or the outgoing opium farmer fails to appoint an arbitrator within 10 days from his receiving notice from the Governor to do so, the other two arbitrators may proceed with the award, and, in case of difference of opinion, they shall appoint an umpire, whose award shall be final, and may be filed in the Supreme Court pursuant to the said Code.
33. The Governor shall fix the time within which the award of the arbitrators is to be completed, and such time shall be specified on the appointment of each arbitrator.
34. The arbitrators shall have the same powers as if the appointment and reference to arbitration had been made by an order of the Supreme Court under the said Code.
Importation and Exportation.
35.-(1) It shall be lawful for the opium farmer, subject on each occasion to the consent of the Superintendent signified in writing under his hand having been obtained, to bring into the Colony prepared opium, opium dross, dross opium, or halan. No person except the opium farmer acting with such consent shall bring into the Colony any prepared opium, opium dross, dross opium, or halan.
(2) No person, except the opium farmer, his licensees, and persons duly authorised by him in writing, shall have in his possession within the Colony any prepared opium without having a valid certificate under section 39.
(3) No person shall have in his possession within the Colony any dross opium without the knowledge and consent of the dross farmer.
* As amended by No. 12 of 1912.