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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 21,

1932.

provisions.

8.-(1) No person shall send by post any drug to which Postal this Ordinance applies except under a licence from the Superintendent and in accordance with the conditions of such licence.

(2) It shall be lawful for the Postmaster General to detain and open any postal article which he may suspect to contain any drug to which this Ordinance apples or anything which would be liable to seizure under section 7 (1) (J).

(3) If any postal article contains any drug to which this Ordinance applies and such drug is not covered by a licence under this Ordinance, or if any postal article contains any- thing which would be liable to seizure under section 7 (1) (f), it shall be lawful for the Postmaster General to detain such postal article and all its contents, and to deal with such article and its contents as the Governor may direct.

9.--(1) Every person who is proved to have had in Presump- his possession of under his control any thing whatsoever tions. containing any drug to which this Ordinance applies, or the keys of any box, drawer or other receptacle whatsoever containing any drug to which this Ordinance applies, shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to have been in possession of such drug, and shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to have known the nature of such drug.

(2) Every person who is proved to have had in his possession or under his control or subject to his order any document of title relating to any thing whatsoever containing any drug to which this Ordinance applies, including any baggage receipt or any document or thing intended to serve the purpose of a baggage receipt, shall until the contrary is proved, be deemed to have been in possession of such drug, and shall, until the contrary is proved, he deemed to have known the nature of such drug.

(3) the presumptions provided for in this section shall not be deemed to have been rebutted by proof that the accused never had physical possession of the drug in question.

dent's

Lificate.

Schedule.

10.—(1) A certificate in the form of the Superintendent's Superinten certificate set out in the Schedule. signed by the Superinten- dent, if it purports to relate to any drug to which this Ordine ance applies, or to any substance referred to in section 16, shall in any proceeding be conclusive evidence as to the facts stated therein.

(2) Any such certificate purporting to be signed by the Superintendent shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to have been signed by the Superintendent.

11. (1) Every person who--

any

(a) acts in contravention of, or fails to comply with provision of this Ordinance or of any regulation made there- under; or

Offences, penalties and

procedure. 108 1: Geo.

5, c. 46, s. 13; 13 & 14 Geo.

(b) acts in contravention of, or fails to comply with, the 5. c. 5, s. 2. conditions of any licence issued or authority granted under or in pursuance of this Ordinance; or

(c) for the purpose of obtaining, whether for himself or for any other person, the issue, grant or renewal of any such licence or authority as aforesaid, makes any declaration or statement which is false in any particular, or knowingly utters, produces or makes use of any such declaration or statement or any document containing the same; or

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