Amandment of section 13.
Amendment of section 24.
Amendment of section 37.
Amendment of section 38.
Repeal and
replacement of section 46.
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(c) in the definition of "owner", by inserting before “includes" in the first place where it occurs the following-
" in relation to any premises.”;
(d) in the definition of "preparation", by deleting "admix-
ture" and substituting the following-
"mixture"; and
(e) in the definition of ""unlawful" or "unlawfully"", by
inserting after "manufacturing" the following-
"or storage of",
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3. Section 13 of the principal Ordinance is amended in subsection (1) by deleting “(2)" and substituting the following-
"(3)".
4. Section 24 of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following—
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"(2) A person who is a listed seller of poisons under the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance is hereby authorized to carry on, at the premises at which he is entitled to conduct the retail sale of poisons under that Ordinance, the retail sale of any preparation specified in Part IV of the First Schedule."".
5. Section 37 of the principal Ordinance is amended in subsection (1) by inserting after "manufacturing" wherever it occurs the following-
"or storage".
6. Section 38 of the principal Ordinance is amended in sub- section (1) by deleting "or 35" and substituting the following-
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7. Section 46 of the principal Ordinance is repealed and replaced by the following-
"Presump-
tion con- cerning
possession:
of dangerous drug for purpose of trafficking therein.
46. Any person who is proved or presumed to have had in his possession more than-
(a) ten containers of opium;
(b) one mace (3.78 grammes) of opium (other
than opium water);
(c) five packets containing any of the follow- ing substances either alone or contained
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in a preparation, mixture, extract or other material-
(i) morphine or a salt of morphine (except when present to the extent of less than one-fifth of one per cent);
(ii) diacetylmorphine;
(b) a salt of diacetylmorphine;
(iv) an ester of morphine;
(v) a salt of an ester of morphine;
(d) one half gramme of any of the follow- ing substances, either alone or contained in a preparation, mixture, extract or other material-
(1) morphine;
(ii) diacetylmorphine;
(iii) a salt of morphine or diacetylmor-
phine:
(iv) an ester of morphine;
(v) a salt of an ester of morphine;
(e) two and one half grammes of a preparation, mixture, extract or other material containing not less than one-fifth of one per cent of morphine or a salt of morphine or any pro- portion of diacetylmorphine or an ester of morphine or a salt of an ester of morphine;
() five grammes of barbitone or a salt of bar- bitone or a preparation, mixture, extract or other material containing any proportion of barbitone;
(e) five grammes of cannabis or two grammes
of cannabis resin;
(A) ten tablets or capsules containing any pro-
portion of any dangerous drug.
shall, until the contrary is proved, be presumed to have had such dangerous drug in his possession for the purposes of trafficking therein.".