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any accused person may give evidence on his own behalf.

Certificate of Superin- tendent con- clusive evidence of market value of opium.

Penalty for

contraven- tions of section 11; sections 13,

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(3.) Provided always, that any person charged with an offence against this Ordinance, may, if he thinks fit, tender himself to be examined in his own behalf, and thereupon may give evidence in the same manner and with the like effect and consequence as any other witness.

54. A certificate signed by the Superintendent shall be conclusive evidence in any proceedings under and for any purpose in connection with this Ordinance of the market value of any opium in respect of which any offence has occurred,

Penal Provisions.

55.-(1.) The master of any ship departing from the Colony without the memorandum required by section 11,

or;

Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of 14, 16, or 17; sections 13, 14, 16 or 17; or

section 18;

section 30;

section 37 (5);

section 46.

Counter- feiting

Government opium pre- parations or distinctive marks

thereon.

Penalty on discovery:

of raw opium illegally imported;

of shortage in raw opium in place where stored on importa-

or

Any person who refuses to give such account without reasonable cause shown to permit such entry as is prescribed under section 18 or gives any false or incorrect account in lieu of such true or correct account so prescribed,

shall, ou summary conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 2,000 dollars.

(2.) Any person who contravenes the provisions of section 30 shall be liable

(a.) if the keeper of an opium divan to a fine, on summary conviction not exceeding 500 dollars; (b) if smoking prepared opium or dross opium in an opium divan to a fine not exceeding 25 dollars.

(3.) Any revenue officer who contravenes the provisions of section 37 (5) shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 50 dollars or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 3 months.

(4.) Any person who may refuse to comply with any lawful demand under-section 46 shall, on summary con- viction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 500 dollars and to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 3 months.

56. Any person who mixes anything with prepared opium or dross opium with the intention of causing it to be believed that such prepared opium or dross opium is Government prepared opium or Government dross opium or has been made or supplied by the Superintendent, or uses, as Government prepared opium or Government dross opium, prepared opium or dross opium with which any- thing is mixed with such intention, or counterfeits any mark used by the Superintendent to denote that the prepared opium or dross opium contained in any receptacle is Government prepared opium or Government dross opium' or has been made or supplied by the Superintendent, or uses as genuine any such mark, shall, on summary convic- tion, be liable to a fine not exceeding 5,000 dollars and to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months.

57. If, in a search authorized under the provisions of this Ordinance, any raw opium is found

(a.) to have been imported in contravention of the

provisions of this Ordinance; or

(b.) to be missing from the place where it was

stored on importation; or

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tion;

of shortage

in raw opium.

in place

(c.) to be missing from the place where it has been

stored under a permit

where stored then, in the case referred to in paragraph (1) the person in whose possession such raw opium so imported may be

under per-

mit.