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Dangerous Drugs Act, 1920. [10 & 11 GEO. 5.]
A.D. 1920. labour for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment, and in the case of a second or subse- quent conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred pounds, or to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not exceeding two years, or to both such fine and imprisonment, and the court dealing with the case may, in addition to any other punishment, order the goods in respect of which the offence was committed to be forfeited.
Power of arrost.
Interpreta- tion.
(3) Any proceedings for an offence against this Act before a court of summary jurisdiction may, notwithstanding any enact- ment prescribing the time within which such proceedings may be brought, be brought either within the time so prescribed or within three months from the date on which evidence sufficient in the opinion of a Secretary of State to justify a prosecution for the offence comes to his knowledge, whichever is the longer. and, for the purposes of this subsection, a certificate purporting to be signed by the Secretary of State as to the date on which such evidence as aforesaid comes to his knowledge shall be conclusive evidence thereof.
In the application of this subsection to Scotland the Lord Advocate, and in the application of this subsection to Ireland the Attorney-General for Ireland, shall be substituted for a Secretary of State.
14. Any constable may arrest without warrant any person who has committed, or attempted to commit, or is reasonably suspected by the constable of having committed or attempted to commit, an offence against this Act, if he has reasonable ground for believing that that person will abscond unless arrested, or if the name and address of that person are unknown to and cannot be ascertained by him,
15.-(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise: requires--
The expression" raw opium" includes powdered or granulated
opium, but does not include medicinal opium;
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The expression prepared opium" means opium prepared for smoking and includes dross and any other residues remaining after opium has been smoked;
The expression "medicinal opium " means raw opium which
has been artificially dried;
The expression regulations" means regulations made under
this Act by a Secretary of State;
[10 & 11 Geo, 5.] Dangerous Drugs Act, 1920.
[CH. 46.]
The expression "prescribed " means prescribed by regulations; A.D. 1920.
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The expression "approved ports means ports approved by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise for the importation or exportation, as the case may be, of raw opium.
(2) For the purposes of this Act, any article shall be deemed to be imported under licence or exported under licence if the importer or exporter, as the case may be, is the holder of a licence issued under this Act authorising the importation or exportation, as the case may be, of the article and complies with the conditions, if any, of the licence, but not otherwise.
16. This Act in its application to Ireland shall have effect Application subject to the following modifications; namely,-
to Ireland.
c. 26.
(a) A reference to the Poisons (Ireland) Act, 1870, the 33 & 34 Vict. Pharmacy (Ireland) Act, 1875, and the Pharmacy 28 & 39 Vict. (Ireland) Act, 1875 (Amendment), Act, 1890, shall e. 57. be substituted for any reference to the Pharmacy c. 48. Act, 1868; and
(b) A reference to the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland shall be substituted for the reference to the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.
53 & 54 Vict.
17.--(1) This Act may be cited as the Dangerous Drugs Short title Act, 1920.
(2) This Act shall come into operation on the first day of September, nineteen hundred and twenty.
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