receptacle containing non-Government opium. It is
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true that the possession of this non-Goverment opium
would be an offence in itself, but the improper use
of a Government label is a distinct aggravation of
that offence, and should be punishable in itself.
Accordingly, the sub-section in question makes
illegal the possession of any label or wrapper of a
kind used by the Superintendent unless such label
or wrapper is either attached to a receptacle issued
by the Superintendent and containing the full
quantity of Government opium as issued, or else has
been broken in such a way as to make it impracticable
to use the label or wrapper again.
77. Section 36 of the Opium Ordinance, 1923,
provided that every person who was proved to have
had in his possession anything containing opium, or
the documents of title to any thing containing opiwk,
should, until the contrary was proved, be presumed
to have been in possession of the opium. Section 6 ɗ
this Ordinance repeals that section and substitutes
one which contains the following additional
points which have been suggested by the corresponding
section in the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance:
(a) The presumption is made to arise also upon
proof of the possession of the keys of any
box or drawer containing opiun.
(b) The term "document of title" is made to
(c)
include a baggage receipt.
The presumption of knowledge is made to
extend to knowledge of the kind of opium
contained in the box or other receptacle.
This