Power of Governor to give directions.
Repeal and consequential amendment. (Cap. 114) (Chap. 1273
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(6) no wimess in any civil or criminal proceeding shall be
obliged-
(1) to disclose the name or address of any informer who has given information to the police with respect to an offence under this Ordinance or of any person who has assisted the police in any way with respect to such an offence: or
(ii) to answer any question if the answer thereto would lead, or would tend to lead, to discovery of the name or address of such informer or person.
if, in either case, such informer or person is not himself a witness in such proceeding.
and, if any books, documents or papers which are in evidence or liable to inspection in any civil or criminal proceeding contain an entry in which any such informer or person is named or described or which might lead to his discovery, the court shall cause all such passages to be concealed from view or to be obliterated so far as may be necessary to protect the informer or such person from discovery.
(2) If in any proceeding before a court for an offence under this Ordinance the court, after full inquiry into the case, is satisfied that an informer wilfully made a material statement which he knew or believed to be false or did not believe to be true, or if in any other proceeding a court is of opinion that justice cannot be fully done between the parties thereto without disclosure of the name of an informer or a person who has assisted the police, the court may permit inquiry and require full disclosure concerning the informer or such person.
58. (1) The Governor may give to any public officer, other than a judge, a District Judge or a magistrate, such directions as he thinks fit with respect to the exercise or performance of his powers, functions or duties under this Ordinance, either generally or in any particular case.
(2) A public officer shall, in the exercise or performance of his powers, functions or duties under this Ordinance, comply with any directions given by the Governor under subsection (1).
59. (1) The Dangerous Drugs Ordinance is repealed. (2) The Magistrates Ordinance is amended by inserting the following in item 2 of Part II of the Second Schedule after "except"
"an offence against section 4, 6 or 7 of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1968,*.
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FIRST SCHEDULE.
Part I.
Dangerous drugs.
1. The following substances, namely--
Acetyldihydrocodeine.
Alphacetylmethadol.
Allyiprodine.
Alphuneprofine.
Alphamsthadol,
Alphaprodine. Anilcridine. Barbilone. Benzethidine. Benzylmorphine
(3-benzylmorphine). Betacetylmethadol. Bletame prodine. Betamethadol. Betaprodine. Clomitazene.
Cocaine. Codeine, Desomorphine. Dextromoramide. Diamorphine. Diampromide (N-[2-(N-
methylphenethylamine) propyl)
propionanilide). Diethylthiarnbutene. Dihydrocodeine. Dihydromorphine. Dünenoxadole. Dimepheptanol. Dimethylthiam butene. Dioxaphetyl butycate. Diphenoxylate. Dipipanone.
Ecponine.
Ethylmethylthiambulene. Ethylmorphine
(3-ethylmorphine).
Etonitagene.
Etoxeridine.
Fontanyl.
Furethidine
Hydrocodone (dihydro-
codeinons).
Hydromorphinol.
Hydromorphone.
Hydroxypethidine. Isomethadone. Ketabemidope.
Levomethorphan.
Levomoramide.
(s. 2.34 22.)
LevophenacyImorphan.
Levorphanol,
Lysergide.
Metazocine.
Methadone.
Methadyl acetate. Methyldesarphine, Methyldihydromorphine
(6-methylibydromorphine).
Metopon. Morpheridine. Morphine.
Morphine Methobromide,
morphine-N-oxide and other pentavalent nitrogen morphina derivatives.
Myrophine.
Nicocodine.
Nicomorphine (3), 6-dinicotinoyl-
morphine).
Noracymethadel,
Norcodeine.
Norleverphanol.
Normethadone.
Normorphine.
Norpipanone.
Oxycodone.
Oxymorphone. Pethidine. Phenadotone.
Phentumpromide. Phenazocine.
Phenomorphan.
Phenoperidine,
Pholcodine.
Piminodine.
Probeplazine.
Properidine (I-methyl-4-phenyl-
piperidine- 4-carboxylic acid
isopropyl ester).
Racemethorphan.
Racemoramide.
Racemorphan.
Thebacon.
Thebaine.
Trimeperidine.