THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 10, 1928.
revocation of any such licence or anthority, shall lie in the absolute discretion of the Superintendent, who may impose any condi- tious that he may think fit upon the granting of any such licence or authority,
9. Section 9 of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, 1923, Amendment is amended as follows :-
of Ordinance No. 22 of
(2) The words, or the keys of any box, 1923, s. 9. drawer or other receptacle whatsoever contain- ing any drug to which this Ordinance applies." are inserted immediately after the words "Ordinance applies" in the third line of sub- section (1) thereof.
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(b) The words ", including any baggage receipt or any doenment or thing intended to serve the purpose of a baggage receipt,' are inserted immediately after the words "Ordi- nance applies" in the fourth line of sub-section (2) thereaf.
(c) The following sub-section is added at the end thereof :-
(3) The presumptions provided for in this section shall not be deemed to have been rebutted by proof that the acensed never Ind physical possession of the drug in question.
10. Section 10 of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, Amendment 1923, is repealed and the following section is substituted therefor
Superiu- tendent's certificate. Schedule,
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--(1) A certificate in the form of the Superintendent's Certifiento set out in the Schedule, signed by the Superintendent, if it purports to relate to ay drug to which this Ordinance applies, or to any substance referred to in section 15, shall in any proceeding be conclusive evidence as to the facts stated therein.
(2) Any snel eertificate purporting to be signed by the Superintendent shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to have been signed by the Superintendent.
of Ordinance No. 12 of 1923, s. 10.
11. The following sections are inserted in the Dangerous Insertion in Drugs Ordinance, 1923, immediately after section 13 thereof :-
Coca leaves.
Cannabis sativa.
14. The provisions of this Ordinance shall apply in the case of coca leaves as if for the expressions drug to which this Ordinance applies". or drug", there were substituted the expression coca leaves ".
15.-(1) No person shall cultivate the plant known as cannabis sativa.
(2) No person shall have in his possession any specimen or any quantity of the plant known as cannabis sativa or any portion of such plant.
(3) No person shall, whether on his own behalf or on behalf of any other person, whether such other person be in the Colony or not. buy, sell, supply, procure, or offer to supply or procure, from, to or for any other person, whether such other person be in the Colony or not, or in any way deal in or with or offer to deal in, or pretend to deal in, or import or export, or do any act preparatory to or for the purpose of importing or exporting,
Ordinance
No. 22 of 1923, of new sections 14,
15 and 16.
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