Repeal and replacement
of section 3.
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consumption, ingestion or injection or where any benefit or advantage whatever, direct or indirect, is derived by the keeper of such place in conse- quence of such smoking, consumption, ingestion or injection:":
(b) by the insertion after the definition “diversion certificate" of
the following new definition-
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"ecgonine" means laevo-ecgonine and includes any deriva- lives of ecgonine from which it may be recovered industrially:":
(c) by the deletion of the definition “heroin divan":
(d) by the insertion after the definition "Indian hemp" of the
following new definition-
**"inject" or "injection" means the sub-culaneous injection
by a hypodermic syringe or any other method of af dangerous drug into the human body?";
(e) by the deletion of the definition “opium divan”.
3. Section 3 of the principal Ordinance is repealed and replaced by the following--
"First Schedule.
3. (1) For the purposes of the First Schedule— (a) percentages in the case of liquid preparations shall, unless other provision in that behalf is made by regulations under this Ordinance, be calculated on the basis that a preparation con- taining one per centum of any substance means a preparation in which one gramme of the sub. stance, if a solid, or one millilitre of the sub- stance, if a liquid, is contained in every one hundred millilitres of the preparation, and so in proportion for any greater or less percentages (6) in the case of salts, the percentage shall be calcu-
lated as in respect of the anhydrous base.
(2) The provisions of this Ordinance so far as they relate to the manufacture, import, export and wholesale trade in dangerous drugs. shall apply to any drug or sub- stance included in Part II of the First Schedule and its respective salts:
Provided that nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to control the retail trade in any such drug or substance or to interfere with medical preparations con- taining such drug or substance, or with the use of such drug or substance for medical purposes.
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(3) The Governor in Council may by order, which shall be published in the Gazette, amend the First Schedule in any manner whatsoever.".
4. The principal Ordinance is amended by the addition after Addition of section 10 of the following new section-
"Restrictions
on smoking,
consuming,
ingesting or
Jajecting
dangerous drugs.
(25 of 1957),
(29 of 1987).
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10A. No person shall smoke, consume, ingest or inject any dangerous drug:
Provided thal-
(a) the provisions of this section shall not apply to a person who consumes, ingests or injects any dangerous drug under the direction or supervision of
(i) a medical practitioner registered under the Medical Registration Ordinance, 1957; or
(i) a dentist registered under the Dentists Registration Ordinance, 1959, by reason of his holding the qualifications specified in paragraph (u) or (b) of section 8 of that Ordinance: and (8) nothing in this section shall be construed as pro- hibiting the administration of a dangerous drug by such a medical practitioner or such a dentist in the normal course of his profession.".
Section 13 of the principal Ordinance is amended-
(a) in subsection (1) by the insertion after the words "public officer" in the first place where they occur of the following-
"or any class of public officer";
(6) in paragraph (d) of subsection (1)–
()
by the insertion after the word "stop" of the following-
·
detain":
(i) by the insertion after the words in brackets "(not being
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or having the status of a ship of war)" of the following-
aircraft (not being a military aircraft) or vehicle": (c) in subsection (2)—
(i) in paragraph (6) by the insertion after the word “ship” of the following-
, aircraft or vehicle":
(ü) by the deletion of paragraph (c) and the substitution therefor of the following-
"(e) detain every person on board such ship, aircraft or vehicle and prevent every person from approaching or boarding such ship, aircraft or vehicle, until such ship, aircraft or vehicle has been searched.".
new exction 104.
Amendment of section 13.
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