2772
No. 30 of 1923.
OPIUM.
or amended in any manner whatsoever, the said regulation shall, without prejudice to anything done thereunder, be deemed to be rescinded, or amended, as the case may be, as from the date of publication in the Gazette of the passing of such resolution.
Restrictions on the importation and exportation of raw opium.
PART II.
RAW OPIUM.
4.--(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-sections (2), (3), and (6), no person shall import or export any raw opium, or do any act preparatory to or for the purpose of importing or exporting any raw opium.
(2) Sub-section (1) shall not apply to any opium which is imported by water under a through bill of lading for any place into which such opium may by the law of such place legally be imported, and which is exported to such place with all reasonable expedition, provided that the following conditions are complied with:
(a) the ship on which the opium is imported shall proceed direct and forthwith to the harbour of Victoria and shall forthwith enter such harbour;
(b) full particulars as to the description, weight, consignors, consignees and destination of the opium, and as to the marks and numbers of the cases in which it is contained, shall appear in the manifest of the said ship;
(c) the presence of the opium on board the said ship shall be reported in writing to the Superintendent by the master of the ship within four hours after the arrival of the ship in the harbour of Victoria: Provided that, if the office of the Superintendent is not open for the four hours immediately after the arrival of the ship in the harbour of Victoria, the report required by this paragraph may be made to the inspector on duty at the Central Police Station;
(d) the opium shall not be-
(i) removed from the ship on which it was imported, or
(ii) in any way moved in the Colony after removal from such ship, or
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.