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20.—(1.) Any person convicted of an offence:-

(4.) against section 9 of this Ordinance shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars and the medicine in respect of which the offence shall have been committed shall be forfeited and dealt with as the magistrate may direct :

(b) against section 10 of this Ordinance shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars for the first offence and not exceeding one hundred dollars for the second or any subsequent offence ;

(c.) against section 8, 11, 12, 14, 15 or 16 of this Ordinance, or against any regulation made under this Ordinance as to the sale, possession, importation or exportation of poison, shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars, or ten times the market value of the poison in respect of which the offence was committed, and to impri- somment for any term not exceeding twelve months; and further all poison and all hypo- dermic syringes and other appliances capable of being used for the injection of poisons in respect of which an offence has been committed shall be forfeited and dealt with as the magis- trate may direct ;

(d.) against section 17 of this Ordinance shall be liable on summary conviction for a first offence to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months and for any subsequent offence to a fine uot exceeding one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months.

(2.) A certificate signed by the Government Analyst shall be conclusive evidence in any proceedings under, and for any purpose in connection with, this Ordinance of the market value of any poison in respect of which any offence has occurred.

(3.) Nothing in this Ordinance shall prevent any person from being liable to any other penalty, damages or punishment to which he would have been subject if this Ordinance had not been passed.

21.-(1.) Whenever it appears to any Justice of the Peace upon the oath of any person that there is reasonable cause to believe that in any place, or on board any ship, not being or having the status of a ship of war, there is concealed or deposited any poison for the time being includ- ed in Part III of Schedule A hereto, or any hypodermic syringe or other appliance capable of being used for 'the injection of any such poison, in respect of which an offence has been committed, or that any place or any such ship is being kept or used for the injection of any such poison, or that any person has committed an offence against this Ordinance, he may by his warrant directed to any police or revenue officer empower such officer by day or by night.-

(a.) to enter such place, or to go on board such ship, and there to search for and take possession of any such poison, syringe or appliance in such dwelling-house, shop, building, place, or ship;

and

(b.) to arrest any person being in such place, or ship, in whose possession, custody or control such poison, syringe or appliance may be found, or whom such officer may reasonably suspect to have concealed or deposited any such poison, syringe or appliance in such place, or ship, or thereabout; and

(c.) to arrest any person named in such warrant.

(2.) Such officer may, if necessary :---

(a.) break open any outer or inner door of such

place, and enter therein;

(b.) forcibly enter such ship and every part thereof;