1893.]
MORPHINE.
[No. 9.
121
BE it therefore enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
This Ordinance may be cited as the Morphine Ordinance, 1893. For the purposes of this Ordinance,-
"Morphine" includes morphia and all salts of morphine and any solution thereof that can be used as an injection, but not preparations for ordinary internal use containing morphine as an ingredient but not suitable for purposes of injection:
"Duly Qualified Medical Practitioner" means a practitioner registered under any Ordinance for the time being in force relating to the registration of medical practitioners:
"Chemist or Druggist" means a chemist or druggist holding an European or American certificate of qualification.
Short title.
Interpretation of terms.
See Ordinance No. 1 of 1884.
3.(1.) Every person who administers by injection any morphine to any other person, except in a case where the same has been prescribed by some duly qualified medical practitioner, shall, on conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars or to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding two months.
The onus of proving the exception shall lie on the person so administering the morphine.
4.(1.) Every person who, except in a case where morphine has been prescribed by some duly qualified medical practitioner, furnishes morphine to any person, except to a duly qualified medical practitioner or to a chemist or druggist, shall, on conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars or to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding two months.
(2) The onus of proving the exception shall lie on the person furnishing morphine as aforesaid:
Provided that this section shall not apply to the furnishing of morphine for the purpose of bonâ-fide exportation.
6. It shall be lawful for any officer or constable of the Police, duly authorized by warrant of any Justice of the Peace (which shall be in the Schedule to this Ordinance), with such assistants as may be necessary, to enter and, if necessary, to break into any place which such Justice of the Peace may, from sworn information or of his own knowledge, have reasonable grounds to suspect and believe to be a place kept or used for the injection of morphine contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance or where such injection is carried on, and to arrest any persons who may be found therein and whom he may suspect to have ...
Power to enter house, etc., where injection of morphine is carried on, etc.