CO129-574-7 Proposal to revise legislation relating to opium reward fund 10-8-1938 - 17-10-1938 — Page 11

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of raw

6.--(1) No master of any ship shall allow any raw Restrictions opium to be removed from his ship except on production of, on movement and in accordance with, a removal or export permit issued opium. by the Superintendent.

(2) No person shall move any raw opium except under and in accordance with a removal or export permit issued by the Superintendent.

7.—(1) Removal and export permits may be in Forms Permits. Nos. 2 and 3 respectively in the Schedule.

(2) The issue of every removal and export permit shall be in the absolute discretion of the Superintendent, who may vary the forms of permit in the First Schedule and may impose any conditions that he may think fit.

Schedule. Forms Nos. 2 and 3.

8. The Superintendent shall furnish the master of

Memorandum every

of raw opium ship carrying raw opium for export with a memorandum exported to containing the particulars set forth in Form No. 4 in the be furnished Schedule, and no ship carrying raw opium shall depart schedule. from the Colony without such memorandum.

PART III.

PREPARED OPIUM.

to master.

Form No. 4.

9. The exclusive right of preparing opium and of selling Exclusive prepared opium in the Colony is vested in the person for the right of

preparing time being lawfully performing the duties of Superintendent. and selling

10. The Superintendent may, in his suitable persons to sell prepared opium, conditions as he may think fit, and may appointment.

prepared opium.

prepared

discretion, appoint Sale of subject to such opium. cancel any such

of opium and

11. No person except the Superintendent shall prepare Preparation opium within the Colony or import any prepared opium or importation do any act preparatory to or for the purpose of importing of prepared any prepared opium.

opium

prohibited.

12.(1) No person except the Superintendent shall Possession

of prepared have in his possession any prepared opium other than opium other Government prepared opium, or any opium dross exceeding than that

one tael.

prepared by Government, or dross, prohibited,

(2) The onus of proof that any prepared opium is Onus. Government prepared opium shall rest upon the person alleging the same.

possession of

13. (1) No person except the Superintendent or a Sale and person appointed by him shall sell or offer or expose for sale any prepared opium, or any opium dross.

(2) No person except the Superintendent or a person appointed by him under section 10 or a passenger holding a permit under section 20 shall have in his possession more than five taels of prepared opium.

prepared opium and dross,

as to

14.-(1) No prepared opium or opium dross shall be Provision sold to, or purchased, smoked or possessed by, any person minors. under twenty-one years of age.

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