CO129-505-11 Deleterious Drugs Ordinance 1927- proposed amendments 27-10-1927 - 9-11-1927 — Page 36

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14. (1) If any ship is used for the importation or

exportation of any deleterious drug contrary to this

ordinance or for the receipt or storage of any de leterious

drug imported contrary thereto, the owner and Master

thereof shall be liable to a fine not exceeding ten

thousand dollars unless it is proved to the satisfaction

of the Court that the Owner or Master was not implicated

in the placing or keeping of such deleterious drugs on

board the vessel and that the offence in question was

committed without his knowledge, consent or connivance, and

the ship may be detained by Order of the Court until

security has been given for such sum as the 'Court orders,

not exceeding ten thousand dollars.

(2) Except in the case of deleterious drugs aansigned

to or by the Principal Civil Medical Officer and except as

provided by Section 13 (ii) and (iii), the finding of any

de leterious drug on board any ship shall be prima facie

evidence that the ship has been used for the importation

or exportation of deleterious drugs contrary to this

ordinance or for the receipt or storage of such deleterious

drugs imported contrary thereto.

(3) For the purposes of this section the expression

Master shall include every person (except a pilot) having

command or charge of the ship.