CO129-396 - Public Offices - 1912 — Page 468

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11. No opium shall be imported into the Presidency of Bombay by say except in whole or half-chests for re-exportation.

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Provided, however, that at the port of Bombay orly opium may be imported otherwise than in whole or half-ebests for re-exportation, subject in all cases to payment of the full duty imposed by the Sea Customs Tariff for the time being in force and to any special orders passed by the Commissioner us to subsequent possession and disposal of the opium imported.

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Hydrochlorate of morphia and codeia manufactured in the Ghazipur Opium Factory may be imported into Bombay in quantities not exceeding 800 lbs. in the case of hydrochlorate of morphia, and 50 lbs, in the case of codeia, under a pass under the signature of the officer in charge of the said factory.

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Hydrochlorate of worphia and codeia imported into Bombay from the Ghazipur Opium Factory may be exported from the Port of Bombay in consignments not exceed- ing at any one time 300 lbs. in the case of hydrochlorate of morphia, or 50 lbs. in the case of Godeia.

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27. When any person desires to export opium from the Presidency of Bombay into any foreign State, or into any other part of British India, he shall obtain a pass for each consign. ment, in such form as the Commissioner may from time to time prescribe, from the Collector of the district from which such opium is to be exported, or, in the case of export from the town of Bombay, from the Collector of Customs.

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But no such pass shall be granted unless the person applying for it produces a written permission so to apply, signed by the Collector of the district, or the Political Officer accredited to the foreign State into which such opium is to be imported.

Provided that for the export from the City of Bombay or Karachi of perparations of opium for bond fide medical purposes, it shall not be necessary to produce a written permission- signed by the Collector of the district, or the Political Officer accredited to the foreign States, to which such preparations of opium are to be exported.

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TRANSHIPMENT AND RE EXPORT.

29. Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained to the contrary, opium, not the produce of India, may be imported by sea into the port of Bombay or Karachi, and opium, whether the produce of India or not, may be imported by sea into the Fort of Aden or Perim provided in each case that the opium so imported be manifested for transhipment or for re-exportation in the same bottom.

Opium so imported may be re-exported by sea from the said perts.

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30. Small parcels of opium imported under Rule 11, on which full customs duty has been paid, may be exported by sea or land under the special orders of the Commissioner.

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preparations containing opium to the extent and subject to the conditions prescribed in the said license,

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*No retail vendor shall sell to any person at one time more than three tolas of opium or of any intoxicating drug prepared from the poppy, or any preparation or admixture of opium which may contain more than three tolas of crude opium except to a licensed vendor or farmer or to a medical practitioner or other person holding a special permit granted by the Collector under Rule 6, or under a special order from the Commissioner or a Collector. *

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Provided that medical preparations containing opium, such as morphia and preparations thereof, shall be sold only by medical pra- titioners holding a license ander clause (a) of rule 6 and in quantities and subject to the conlitions specified in such license.

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manufacture and retail of all or any intoxicating

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medical preparations of opium uch as morphia or any further preparations thereof may be granted for the town of Bombay by the Collector of Bombay and for other parts of the Presidency by the Collector of the district.

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2. In these rules, unless there is something repugnant in the subject or context,--

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(9) * Intoxicating drag" includes madak and chandu, and every preparation and ad- mixture thereof, and kafa, and every other intoxicating preparation of opium or of the poppy, but does not include poppy-heads,

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(15)." Licensed druggist means a person to whom a permit for the sale by retail to the public of opium and poppy-heads for medicinal purposes or manufacture and for the similar sale of intoxicating drugs used for purposes other than smoking, has been granted by the Collector under these rules.

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MANUFACTURE.

* Intoxicating drugs used for purposes other thau smoking, may be mann-

factured ou account of Government.

(2) The only manufacture permitted by private persons is :-

(a) by a licensed druggist, for medicinal purposes of intoxicating drugs, not being pre- parations used for smoking, iu a quantity not exceeding one seer in weight, provided that such manufacture is from oprum of which the said druggist is permitted by these rules to be in possession.

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(b) morphia and its preparations to the extent of ten grains.

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(b) intoxicating drugs, not being preparations used for smoking purposes, to the extent of one seer provided that he has manufactured the same from opium of which he

is permitted by these rules to be in possession or has purchased them from another licensed druggist, or, in the case of morphia or preparations thereof, from the Ghazipur Opium Factory or direct from Europe;

Provided that when such drugs are obtained by purchase from a licensed druggist not in the vicinity, the consignment shall be subject to the same conditions as to transport as are prescribed

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35. No person shall sell any opium to any person not legally authorised to possess the

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37. No person shall sell opium by retail without a license in this behalf: Provided that s medical practitioner, who holds a license granted to him under Rale 6 (4), may sell medical

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Intoxicating drugs, not being preparations used for smoking,

may be imported on account of Government.

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