1768
Usual quantities.
[7 of 79, s. 7.]
If farmer appoints no arbitrator.
[7 of 79, s. 7, of 83, s. 3.]
Period for award,
[7 of 79, s. 7.]
Powers of arbitrators. [7 of 79, s. 7.]
Taking over stocks.
[1 of 79, s. 4, 4 of 83, s. 7]
Arrest without warrant.
[7 of 79, s. 9.]
Searching ships.
[Note: This power to search ships is extended to Ordinance No. 1 of 1884.]
Opium.
21. It shall be lawful for the majority of the arbitrators to determine, and they are hereby empowered to decide in each particular case, what are usual quantities within the meaning of this Ordinance.
22. In case the outgoing or the incoming opium farmer fails to appoint an arbitrator within ten days from his receiving notice from the Governor so to do, it shall be lawful for the other two arbitrators to proceed with the award, and in case of difference of opinion they shall appoint an umpire, whose award shall be final, and may be filed in Court pursuant to the provisions of the Hongkong Code of Civil Procedure.
23. The Governor in fixing the time for holding the arbitration shall also fix the period within which the award is to be completed, and the same shall be specified in the appointment.
24. The arbitrators shall have the same powers as if the appointment and reference to arbitration had been made by an order of the Supreme Court under the provisions of the Hongkong Code of Civil Procedure, and their award in each case shall be final.
25. The opium farmer and his licensees shall, on the expiration of his term, hand over to the incoming farmer, and the incoming farmer shall take over from the outgoing farmer, all his stock of raw, boiled, and prepared opium, at such prices as may be settled, subject to the provisos hereinbefore contained for arbitration in case of difference.
Arrests, searches, and forfeitures.
26. It shall be lawful for any Police or Excise officer to arrest, without warrant, any person within the Colony whom he reasonably suspects to be conveying or to have concealed on his person boiled or prepared opium which has not paid duty to the opium farmer, and to convey such person to the nearest Police Station, there to be dealt with according to law.
27. It shall be lawful for any inspector of Police, having reasonable ground for believing that there is boiled or prepared opium in any ship within the waters of the Colony contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance (such ship not being a ship of war or vessel having the status of a ship of war) to proceed without warrant on board such ship and search for boiled or prepared opium, and seize any boiled or prepared opium so found, and it shall be lawful for such inspector to take the opium so found together with the person in whose custody, possession, or control it is found before a Police Magistrate, to be dealt with according to law.
[Note was continued in the margin: by Ordinance No. 17 of 1886 which also defines "Ship"]
1768
Usual quan- tities.
[7 of 79, s. 7.]
If farmer appoints no arbitrator.
[7 of 79, s. 7, of 83, s. 3.]
Period for award,
[7 of 79, s. 7.]
Powers of arbitrators. [7 of 79, s. 7.]
Taking over stocks.
[1 of 79, s. 4, 4 of 83, s. 7
Arrest without warrant.
[7 of 79, s. 9.]
Searching ships.
[Note: This
power to
search ships
is extended to
ORDINANCE No. 1 CF 1884.
Opium.
21. It shall be lawful for the majority of the arbitrators to determine, and they are hereby empowered to decide in each particular case, what are usual quantities within the meaning of this Ordinance.
22. In case the outgoing or the incoming opium farmer fails to appoint an arbitrator within ten days from his receiving notice from the Governor so to do, it shall be lawful for the other two arbitrators to proceed with the award, and in case of difference of opinion they shall appoint an umpire, whose award shall be final, and may be filed in Court pursuant to the provisions of the Hongkong Code of Civil Procedure.
23. The Governor in fixing the time for holding the arbitration shall also fix the period within which the award is to be completed, and the same shall be specified in the appointment.
24. The arbitrators shall have the same powers as if the appoint- ment and reference to arbitration had been made by an order of the Supreme Court under the provisions of the Hongkong Code of Civil Pro- cedure, and their award in each case shall be final.
25. The opium farmer and his licensees shall, on the expiration of his terin, hand over to the incoming farmer, and the incoming farmer shall take over from the outgoing farmer, all his stock of raw, boiled, and prepared opium, at such prices as may be settled, subject to the provisoes herein before contained for arbitration in case of difference.
Arrests, searches, and forfeitures.
26. It shall be lawful for any Police or Excise officer to arrest, without warrant, any person within the Colony whom he reasonably suspects to be conveying or to have concealed on his person boiled or prepared opium which has not paid duty to the opium farmer, and to convey such person to the nearest Police Station, there to be dealt with according to law.
27. It shall be lawful for any inspector of Police, having reasonable [7 of 79, s. 8.] ground for believing that there is boiled or prepared opium in any ship within the waters of the Colony contrary to the provisions of this Ordi- nance (such ship not being a ship of war or vessel having the status of a Excise officers ship of war) to proceed without warrant on board such ship and search for boiled or prepared opium, and seize any boiled or prepared opium so found, and it shall be lawful for such inspector to take the opium so found together with the person in whose custody, possession, or control it is found before a Police Magistrate, to be dealt with according to law.
by Ordinance
No. 17 of 1886 which
also defines "Ship
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