2774
No. 30 of 1923.
OPIUM.
[s. 4 contd.] 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;
First Schedule.
Form No. 1.
(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
(iii) exported,
except under, and in accordance with, a removal or export permit issued by the Superintendent: Provided that no permit shall be necessary if the opium is, without any trans-shipment, exported on the ship on which it was imported;
(e) the chest, box, case or package containing the opium shall be imported, and shall in the Colony be maintained, unopened and unbroken, unless it is opened or broken during and for the purposes of some search authorised by this Ordinance;
(f) the ship on which the opium is exported shall, on leaving the harbour of Victoria, proceed direct and forthwith out of the waters of the Colony;
(g) the exportation of the opium shall be reported in writing to the Superintendent, by the owner, charterer or agent of the ship, within forty-eight hours after the departure out of the waters of the Colony of the ship on which the opium is exported.
(4) No export permit shall be issued under sub-section (2) (d) until there shall have been produced to the Superintendent a certificate in Form No. 1 in the First Schedule or in some form which appears to the Superintendent to be equivalent, and no such export permit shall be issued until the Superintendent is satisfied that such certificate is genuine and relates to the opium sought to be exported and has not been obtained by any misrepresentation.
(5) The Superintendent shall not issue any export permit for the exportation of any opium referred to in sub-section (3) except under the express authority of the Governor.
(6) Sub-section (1), in so far as it prohibits importation, shall not apply to any raw opium imported by the Superintendent.