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(iii) exported,

except under, and in accordance with, a removal or export licence issued by the Superintendent.

(e) The chests, boxes, cases or packages containing the drug shall be imported, and shall while in the Colony be maintained, unopened and unbroken unless they are opened or broken during and for the purposes of some search au- thorised by this Ordinance.

(f) A copy of the export authorisation, or of the diver- sion certificate if any, shall be produced to the Superintendent at least four hours before the dangerous drug is exported.

(g) The drug shall be exported with all reasonable expedition.

(h) The ship on which the drug 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 drug shall be reported in writing to the Superintendent, by the owner, 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 drug was exported.

(3) No export licence shall be issued under this section until there shall have been produced to the Superintendent a certificate in the form in the Schedule or in some form which Schedule. appears to the Superintendent to be equivalent, and no such export licence shall be issued until the Superintendent is satisfied that such certificate is genuine and relates to the drug sought to be exported and has not been obtained by any misrepresentation.

control of

4.-(1) For the purpose of preventing the improper use Regulations of the drugs to which this Ordinance applies, it shall be lawful for the for the Governor in Council to make regulations for controlling manufacture the importation, exportation, manufacture, sale, possession, and sale of movement and distribution of those drugs, and in particular, 10 & 11 Geo. but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, 5, c. 46, for-

(a) prohibiting the manufacture of any drug to which this Ordinance applies except on premises licensed for the purpose and subject to any conditions specified in the licence:

(b) prohibiting the manufacture, sale, possession, move- ment or distribution of any such drug except by persons licensed or otherwise authorised under the regulations and subject to any conditions specified in the licence or authority:

(c) regulating the issue by medical practitioners of prescriptions containing any such drug and the dispensing of any such prescriptions; and

(d) requiring persons engaged in the manufacture, sale or distribution of any such drug to keep such books and furnish such information either in writing or otherwise as may be prescribed.

(2) The regulations under this section shall provide for authorising any person who lawfully keeps open shop for the retailing of poisons in accordance with the provisions of the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance, 1916,-

(a) to manufacture at the shop in the ordinary course of his retail business any preparation, admixture, or extract of any drug to which this Ordinance applies; or

cocaine, etc.

35. 7, 11.

Ordinance No. 9 of 1016.