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Licences.
5, c. 46, s. 12.
No. 22 of 1923.
DANGEROUS DRUGS.
(3) For the purposes of this section, percentages in the case of liquid preparations shall, unless other provision in that behalf is made by regulations under this Ordinance, be calculated on the basis that a preparation containing one per cent. of any substance means a preparation in which one gramme of the substance, if a solid, or one millilitre of the substance, if a liquid, is contained in every one hundred millilitres of the preparation, and so in proportion for any greater or less percentage.
(4) If it appears to the Governor in Council that any other derivative of morphine or cocaine or of any salts of morphine or cocaine or any other alkaloid of opium or any other drug of whatever kind is or is likely to be productive, if improperly used, of ill effects substantially of the same character or nature as or analogous to those produced by morphine or cocaine, he may declare that this Ordinance shall apply to that other derivative or alkaloid or other drug in the same manner as it applies to the drugs mentioned in sub-section (1).
6.—(1) Licences or authorities for the purposes of this 10 & 11 Geo. Ordinance may be issued or granted by the Superintendent and may be issued or granted on such terms and subject to such conditions as the Superintendent thinks proper.
Arrest, search, inspection, seizure, removal, and detention.
10 & 11 Geo.
(2) It shall be lawful for the Superintendent to charge for any such licence or authority such fee as the Governor in Council may by regulation prescribe.
7.—(1) It shall be lawful for any public officer authorised by the Superintendent in that behalf-
(a) to arrest and bring before a magistrate any person whom such public officer may have reason to suspect of having contravened any of the provisions of this Ordinance or of any regulation made thereunder;
5, c. 46, ss. 10, 14.
(b) to search the person and property and effects of any person whom it may be lawful for such public officer to arrest: Provided that no female person shall be searched except by a female: Provided also that no person shall be searched in a public place if he objects to be so searched;
(c) to search any place in which such public officer may have reason to suspect that there may be anything which under paragraph (f) is liable to seizure;
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