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A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance for the regulation of the consumption of Morphine and for the suppression of the pernicious practice of administering or injecting preparations of Morphine by unqualified persons.
WHEREAS it is desirable to unite the assembly of morphine in this Colony and to forbid the practice of someone injecting of preparations of Morphine except in cases where such treatment has been prescribed by some duly qualified medical practitioner and to make
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as The Morphine Ordinance, 1893.
2. For the purposes of this Ordinance, Morphine shall include Morphia and every preparation thereof.
3. Any person, not being a duly qualified medical practitioner, who shall administer by injection or otherwise any Morphine to any other person, except in cases where the same has been prescribed by some duly qualified medical practitioner, shall, on conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or to imprisonment with or without hard labour not exceeding three months.
The onus of proving the exception shall lie on the person administering the Morphine.
4. Any person, not being a duly qualified medical practitioner, who shall, except in cases where Morphine has been prescribed by some duly qualified medical practitioner, furnish Morphine or a hypodermic syringe or other appliance for the injection of Morphine to any person, except a duly qualified medical practitioner shall, on conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or to imprisonment with or without hard labour not exceeding three months.
The onus of proving the exception shall lie on the person furnishing Morphine or a hypodermic syringe or other appliance as aforesaid.
Short title
Interpretation.
Injection of morphine forbidden in certain cases
onus of proof.
Furnishing appliances for self-injection
5. Any person, not being a duly qualified medical practitioner or a chemist or druggist actually carrying business as such, who shall have in his possession any Morphine or any preparation of Morphine shall on conviction before a Magistrate be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars and, in default of payment, to imprisonment with or without hard labour not exceeding three months. Provided that this section shall not apply to cases where Morphine has been prescribed by a duly qualified medical practitioner.
8. No prosecution shall be commenced under section 5 of this Ordinance without the fiat of the Attorney-General.
Fine and Imprisonment
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A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance for the regulation of the coumemption- of Morphine user the suppression of the pernicious practice of administering o
injecting preparations of Morphine
by unqualified persons.
WHEREAS it is desirable to unite the
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of torphine in this Colony and to forbid the practice of stimone injecting of preparations of Morphine excepf
in cases where such treatment has been prescribed by some
duly qualified medical practitioner
and to make
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the effectually
advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as The Morphine Ordinance, 1893.
2. For the purposes of this Ordinance, Morphine shall include Morphia and every preparation thereof.
3. Any person, mot being a duly qualified medical practitioner, who shall administer by injection opesherwise any Morphine to any other person, except in cases where the same has been prescribed by some duly qualified medical practitioner, shall, on conviction before liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or to a Magistrate, be imprisonmont with or without hard labour not exceeding tw/thee months.
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The onus of proving the exception shall lie on the person 80 administering the Morphine.
4. Any person, not being a duly qualified medical prac- meioner, who shall, except in cases where Morphine bas been prescribed by some duly qualified medical practitioner, furnish Morphine or a hypodanie syringe or other appliance for the injection of Morphine to any person, except a duly qualified medical practitioner shall, on conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred- dollars, or to imprisonment with or without hard labour not exceeding three months.
The onus of proving the exception shall lie on the person furnishing Morphine or a bypodermic syringo-or-other-op-
inees as aforesaid.
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Prouded that this 5. shall not apfely to the perishing 5. Any person, not being a duly qualified medical pret- titioner or a chemist or druggist actually carrying busi- ness as such, who shall have in his possession any Mor- phine or any preparation of Morphine shal on conviction before a Magistrate be liable to a fine or exceeding one hundred dollars and, in default of payment, to imprison- ment with or without hard laber not exceeding three months. Provided that this section shall not apply to cases whore Morphine has been prescribed by a duly qualified medical practitioner.
8. No prosegation shall be commenced under section 5 of this Ordinance without the fut of the Attorney-Gener
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