CO129-524-9 Opium Amendment Ordinance 1930 23-1-1930 - 11-8-1930 — Page 27

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First Schedule Form No. 1.

with to the harbour of Victoria and shall forth- with enter such harbour.

() Full particulars as to the description, weight, con- signors, consignees

and destination of the raw opium, and as to the marks and numbers of the cases in which it is contained, shall appear in the mani- fest of the said ship. (e) The presence of the raw

opiam on board the said ship shall be reported in writing to the Superinten- dent by the master of the ship within four hours after the arrival of the ship in the harbour of Victoria: provided that if the office of the Superintendent is not open for the four hours immediately after the arrival of the ship in the harbour of Victoria the report required by this paragraph may be made to the inspector on duty at the Central Police Station.

(d) The raw opium shall not

be-

(i) removed

from

the ship on which it was imported,

or

(A) in

any way

moved in the

Colony after re- moval from such ship, or

(iii) exported,

except under, and in ac- cordance with, a removal

or export permit issued by the Superintendent.

(e) The chest, box, case or

package containing the raw opium shall be import- ed, and shall while in the

Colony be maintained, unopened and unbroken, unless it is opened or broken during and for the purposes of some search authorised by this Ordi-

nance.

() A certificate in Form No. 1 in the First Schedule or in some form which appears to the Superinten- dent to be equivalent shall accompany the raw opium on the said ship and shall be produced to the Superin- tendent at least four hours before the raw opium is exported.

(g) The raw opium shall be ex- ported with all reasonable expedition.

(4) The ship on which the raw opium is exported shall, on leaving the harbour of Victoria, proceed direct and forthwith out of the waters of the Colony. (i) The exportation of the raw opium shall be reported in writing to the Superin- tendent, by the charterer or agent of the ship, within 48 hours after the departure out of the waters of the Colony of the ship on which the raw opium is exported.

owner,

(3) Subject to the obtaining of a licence under sub-section (1) before importa- tion, any raw

opium which is imported by water under a through bill of lading for Macao, from the Government of India or its nominees for the use of the Government of Macao or its nominees, may be imported into the Colony, and may be exported to Macao, provided that the following conditions are com- plied with:-

(a) The ship on which the raw opium is imported shall proceed direct and forthwith to the harbour of Victoria and shall forthwith enter such harbour.

(b) Full particulars as to the

description, weight, consig nors, consignees and desti- nation of the raw opium, and as to the marks and numbers of the cases in which it is contained, shall appear in the manifest of the said ship.

(c) The presence of the raw opium on board the ship shall be reported in writing to the Superintendent by the master of the ship within four hours after the arrival of the ship in the harbour of Victoria: provided that

if the office of the Superin- tendent is not open for the four hours immediately after the arrival of the ship in the harbour of Victoria the report required by this paragraph may be made to the inspector on duty at the Central Police Station.

(d) The raw opium shall not

be-

(i) removed from the

ship on which it was imported, or (i) in any way moved

in the Colony after removal from such ship, or (ii) exported,

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