Assistant
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powers of
57. Except when it is otherwise expressly provided Agent to have by this Ordinance, the Assistant Government Agent of a district shall exercise within his district all the Agent when powers of a Government Agent, subject to the direction not otherwise and control of the Government Agent of the Province.
Government
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No action shall lie against the Government of Ceylon or against any excise officer for damages in any civil court for any act hond fide done or ordered to be done in pursuance of this Ordinance, or of any law for the time being in force relating to excise revenue; and
tions
all precautions of any excise officer, and all actions Omit and insert prosecu- which may be lawfully brought against the Govern- ment of Ceylon or against any excise officer, in respect of anything done in pursuance of this Ordinance, shall
be instituted within six months from the date of the act complained of and not afterwards.
Ordinance.
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Ordinance.
No. 4 of 1910
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Subject.
An Ordinance requiring Weekly Returns to be furnished by Licensed Retail Dealers in Arrack.
An Ordinance to amend the Law with regard to the Importa- tion, Sale, and Distribution of Opium, and to prohibit the l'ossession and Sale of Bhang and Ganja.
Extent of Repeal. The whole.
Sections 24, 25, 26, and 29, so far as they relate to bhang or ganja.
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
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SCHEDULE.
(Vide Section 2.)
Subject.
An Ordinance to amend the Law relating to the Distillation and Sale of Arrack, Rum, and Toddy within these Settle-
ments.
An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the Licensing Ordi- nances of 1873 and 1877. An Ordinance
relating
Extent of Repeal. The whole.
The whole.
to
The whole.
The whole.
Arrack, Rum, and Toddy. An Ordinance for imposing a Duty upon Tavern Licences within Municipalities. An Ordinance to repeal certain Laws, Ordinances, and Enact- ments.
An Ordinance to impose an
Export Duty on Arrack. An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the Law relating to the possession and sale of opium. An Ordinance to amend “ Opium Ordinance, 1899 "
The
An Ordinance to promote the Despatch of Public Business. An Ordinance to prohibit the Cultivation and Possession of Indian Hemp.
An Ordinance for the better enforcement of Sales of Leases of Atrack Rents.
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An Ordinance to amend in cer- tain particulars Ordinance An No. 10 of 1884, intituled Ordinance to amend the Law relating to the Distillation and Sale of Arrack, Rum, and Toddy within these Settle- ments."
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Section 3.
The whole.
Section 17 so far as it relates to bhang or ganja.
Section 3 so far as it relates to bhang or ganja.
Section 7.
The whole.
The whole.
The whole.
Enclosure 4 in No. 1.
ORDINANCE No. 8 of 1912, intituled "An Ordinance to provide for the introduction of an Excise System."
Attorney-General's Chambers, Colombo, June 10, 1912.
I am of opinion that in terms of Colonial Regulation 182, the Governor's assent may properly be given to this Ordinance.
Enclosure 5 in No. 1.
THE EXCISE BILL.
ANTON BERTRAM,
Attorney-General.
The Committee report on an Ordinance to provide for the introduction of an excise system was next considered.
The Honourable the COLONIAL SECRETARY: I move that Council go into Com- mittee. Agreed.
The Honourable the COLONIAL SECRETARY said: I rise to bring up the report of the Select Committee of the Legislative Council appointed to consider and report upon an Ordinance to provide for the introduction of an excise system, and I move the adoption of that report. At the same time there are one or two amendments made subsequently to the sitting of that Committee which I should like to propose to the Council to-day. Honourable Members will find the draft Ordinance in a cor- rected form has been placed in their hands, and I would draw attention to the I would also proviso in Section 1, which enables existing contracts to be fulfilled. draw attention to the fact that in Section 3 (2) the words "Assistant Government Agent are proposed to be inserted in addition to the words "Government Agent as they already stood. I think these are the only alterations which have been made. I now propose that the Ordinance should be taken in Committee in the ordinary
way.
"
The Honourable Mr. RAMANATHAN was observed to make several journeys to the Colonial Secretary during the consideration of the first few clauses.
The various sections up to 14 were considered without any dissent from any member.
On Section 14, which says no hemp plant shall be cultivated or collected, the Committee have inserted the words coca plant.
The Honourable Mr. ROSLING said the coca plant was not suggested with the idea of raising revenue or for excise purposes, but they understood Government had in view the possibilities of the regulation of the traffic in cocaine, and they thought the cultivation of coca should be brought under regulation.
Sir HUGH CLIFFORD said this was the understanding of the Committee.
Mr. Ramanathan objects to " Prayer."
Section 31, which had been amended by the Committee, formed the basis of an objection by Mr. Ramanathan,
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