# By-Laws made under Ordinance No. 18 of 1901
# Public Health
Any person who, with section 8 of Ordinance 13 of 1888, is the householder of a building which is occupied or used as an opium smoking divan, or where a portion only of any building is so occupied or used, and is rented for any period not less than one month, then the person whose name shall appear in the said register as renting such portion of the said building.
1. The Board shall cause every building or portion of a building which is occupied or used as an opium smoking divan to be inspected from time to time by one or more of its officers, in order to ascertain the sanitary condition thereof.
2. The keeper of an opium smoking divan shall not permit his premises to be occupied between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m. by a greater number of persons than such as will allow for each adult not less than 30 square feet of habitable floor space or superficial area, and 400 cubic feet of clear and unobstructed air space.
3. The keeper of an opium smoking divan shall cause the windows and ventilating openings of his premises to be kept at all times free from obstruction, and shall daily open the windows to such an extent and at such times as may be necessary for the efficient ventilation of the premises unless prevented by inclement weather or by the illness of any person occupying the said premises.
4. The keeper of an opium smoking divan shall cause the internal walls and ceilings of every part of his premises to be thoroughly cleansed and lime-washed during the sixth and twelfth months of the Chinese year.
5. The keeper of an opium smoking divan shall at all times keep his premises in a clean and wholesome condition, and shall cause all filth and house refuse or other offensive matter to be removed from his premises daily.
6. The keeper of an opium smoking divan shall, without delay, report at the office of the Board every case of serious illness which shall occur upon his premises, and should such case prove to be of a contagious nature, he must afford every facility for the removal of the sick person and must adopt all such precautions as the Medical Officer of Health or other duly authorized officer of the Board shall direct. For the purposes of this bye-law, any officer in possession of instructions in writing signed by the Medical Officer of Health or by the Secretary of the Board shall be deemed to be duly authorized.
# POISONS
1. All the articles named or referred to in the list hereto annexed, both in Part I. and Part II., are poisons within the meaning of these bye-laws.
## Sale by Retail
2. No poison mentioned in either Part of the list hereto annexed shall be sold by retail unless such poison or the vessel, wrapper, or cover in which it is contained be distinctly labelled with the name of the article, the word "Poison" in both English and Chinese characters, and the name and address of the seller.
## Additional Bye-laws concerning the Poisons contained in Part I. only of the List
3. No poison included in Part I. of the list shall be sold by retail to any person unknown to the seller unless introduced by some person known to the seller; and on every sale of any such article, the seller shall, before delivery, make or cause to be made an entry in a book, to be kept for that purpose, of:
(1) The date of sale;
(2) The name and address of the purchaser;
(3) The name and quantity of the article sold; and
(4) The purpose for which it is stated to be required;
to which the signature, chop, or mark of the purchaser, and of the person, if any, who introduced him, shall be affixed.
NOTE: These requirements are in addition to those contained in No. 2 of these bye-laws.
## Special Bye-laws applying only to Arsenic and its preparations
4. No arsenic or any of its preparations shall be sold by retail unless the following provisions be also observed:
(1) That the poison, if colourless, be mixed with soot or indigo so as to colour it;
(2) That the person to whom the poison is sold or delivered be apparently not less than sixteen years of age;
(3) That the occupation, as well as the name and address of the purchaser, be entered in the "Poison-book";
(4) That when the purchaser is not known to the seller and is introduced by some person known to both, this person shall be present as a witness to the transaction and shall enter his name and address in the "Poison-book".
NOTE: These requirements are in addition to those contained in Nos. 2 and 3 of these bye-laws.
## Entries, etc., in Foreign Languages
5. In the case of persons who cannot write or speak English, the entries, labels, and signatures required as above may be made in the language with which such persons are acquainted, provided always that the word "Poison" as required in No. 2 of these bye-laws must appear upon the label in both English and Chinese characters.
## Exemption
6. None of the foregoing Bye-laws apply to any article when forming part of the ingredients of any medicine dispensed by:
(a) any chemist and druggist duly qualified under the English Pharmacy Act of 1868; or
(b) any person who shall have previously proved to the satisfaction of the Governor that he possesses a similar qualification or has passed through a course of study and examination as thorough and sufficient as the minimum course of study and examination required for registration under the said Pharmacy Act; or
(c) any person at present in practice as a chemist and druggist who shall have previously proved to the satisfaction of the Governor that he is competent to dispense poisons; or
(d) a medical practitioner duly registered under the Medical Registration Ordinances in force for the time being in this Colony, or entitled to the benefit of section 20 of Ordinance 6 of 1884.
Provided that, if the medicine contains a poison included in either part of the list, the ingredients of the medicine together with the ...
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