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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 6, 1935.

Postal provisions.

Presump- tions.

Super- intendent's certificate of contents.

Schedule, form F.

(3) Any authority given by the Superintendent under this may be given to an individual or to a class, and may

section be

(a) general, so as to embrace all the powers referred to in this section, or

(b) limited, so as to embrace only a portion of those powers, or

(c) particular, for a particular occasion.

(4) No person shall delay or obstruct any detention, arrest, search, inspection, seizure, or removal, which is authorised by this Ordinance.

14. (1) No person shall send by post any dangerous drug except under and in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance or regulations made thereunder.

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(2) It shall be lawful for the Postmaster General to detain and open any postal article which he may suspect to contain any dangerous drug or anything which would be liable to seizure under section 13 (1) (ƒ).

(3) If any postal article contains any dangerous drug and such drug is not covered by a licence, certificate or authorization under this Ordinance, or if any postal article contains anything which would be liable to seizure under section 13 (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.

15.-(1) Every person who is proved to have had in his possession or under his control any thing whatsoever containing any dangerous drug or the keys of any box, drawer or other receptacle whatsoever containing any danger- ous drug 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 dangerous drug, 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, be 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.

16.-(1) A certificate of contents in the form F set out in the Schedule hereto signed by the Superintendent, if it purports to relate to any dangerous drug, or to any substance referred to in section 21, 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.