ORDINANCE No. 1 OF 1884 . 1769
Opium.
Search
28. Upon lawful evidence being first given to the reasonable warrants.
satisfaction of any Magistrate, that any person within this Colony or the [2 of 58, s. 9.
Ï of 79, 8. 10.]
waters thereof has in his possession or custody any opium otherwise than [Note: The
power to
issue search
as provided by section 16 of this Ordinance, or any opium prepared , sold , warrants may
or retailed contrary to this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for the said Ma also be exer
cised by any
gistrate to issue a search warrant in that behalf, and such search warrant Justice of the
Peace. See
may be executed by any Police or Excise officer, and the officer executing Ordinance
No. 17 of
such warrant may enter any tenement, place, or vessel within this Colony 1886.1
or the waters thereof, and search for, and , if found , seize and hold , subject
to the order of the Court hereinafter mentioned , any raw or prepared opium
within such tenement , place , or vessel whereof no satisfactory explanation
shall be given by the person aforesaid , and also any utensils, implements , or
vessels which have been used or which are manifestly intended to be used
in boiling, preparing, or smoking opium in such tenement , place, or vessel ,
and may also seize and hold as aforesaid any raw or prepared opium , or
any such utensils , implements , or vessels , found in possession of the
person aforesaid in any place whatever.
29. All boiled or prepared opium offered or exposed for sale by any Confiscation
of prepared
unauthorised person , and all boiled or prepared opium found in the opium and
utensils.
possession or custody or control of any unauthorised person or in any [ 1 of 79, s. 7,
4 of 83 , s. 1.7
unauthorised place, and any utensils or vessels which have been used , or
which are manifestly intended to be used in boiling or preparing or smoking
opium by any unauthorised person , or in any unauthorised place, may be
seized by a Police or Excise officer , and shall be forfeited, and may be by
a Magistrate delivered and adjudged to the farmer, and any unauthorised
person in whose possession any such boiled or prepared opium or utensils
or vessels are found may be apprehended and taken before a Magistrate
by any Police or Excise officer.
30. Whenever boiled or prepared opium is so seized as last aforesaid , Seizure of
raw opium.
and any such utensils or vessels are also seized as aforesaid , the Police [ 1 of 79, s. 8. ]
or Excise officer seizing the same may also seize any raw opium that
may be found in the custody or control of such unauthorised person, or
in such unauthorised place, and such raw opium shall be subject to the
order of the Magistrate before whom the case is brought .
31. Whenever from any other cause there is reasonable ground to Seizure of
raw opium
believe that boiled or prepared opium is manufactured by any unauthorised under other