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Dangerous Drugs

[1988 Ed.

(b) The powers given by this subsection shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any powers conferred by or under any other law.

(4) If, within 12 months after service of a notice under subsection (1), an offence under section 4, 6, 7 or 35 is proved to have been committed by the same or any other person in or on or in respect of such place or premises or such part thereof, the person on whom the notice was served, or the company where the notice was served on the secretary or manager thereof, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $500,000 unless such person or company proves that he or it neither knew nor had reasonable means of knowing that such offence had been committed. (Amended, 43 of 1974, s. 7)

(5) A document purporting to be a copy of the records or part of the records of the Land Office and purporting to be certified by or on behalf of the Land Officer shall be admitted in evidence in any proceedings under this section on its production by the prosecution without further proof, and---

(a) until the contrary is proved, it shall be presumed--

(i) that the document is a true copy of the records or part of the records of the Land Office; and

(ii) that the document is certified by or on behalf of the Land Officer; and

(b) such document shall be prima facie evidence of all matters contained therein.

(6) In this section, "tenant" includes any sub-tenant and "tenancy" includes any sub-tenancy.

PART VA

SEIZURE, DETENTION AND FORFEITURE OF SHIPS

Interpretation

38A. In this Part-

"excessive quantity" means a quantity of a dangerous drug specified in the second column of the Fifth Schedule, including the quantity of any other substance contained with the dangerous drug in a preparation, mixture, extract or other material, being not less than the quantity specified in the third column of the Fifth Schedule:

"master" in relation to a ship means the person (except a pilot within the meaning of the Pilotage Ordinance (Cap. 84)) having for the time being command or charge of the ship; and

"owner" in relation to a ship means-

(a) the person registered or licensed as the owner of the ship or, in the absence of registration or licensing, the person owning the ship; and

(b) a demise charterer of the ship.

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