ORDINANCE No. 1 of 1884.
Opium.
28. Upon lawful evidence being first given to the reasonable satisfaction of any Magistrate, that any person within this Colony or the waters thereof has in his possession or custody any opium otherwise than as provided by section 16 of this Ordinance, or any opium prepared, sold, or retailed contrary to this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for the said Magistrate to issue a search warrant in that behalf, and such search warrant may be executed by any Police or Excise officer, and the officer executing such warrant may enter any tenement, place, or vessel within this Colony or the waters thereof, and search for, and, if found, seize and hold, subject to the order of the Court hereinafter mentioned, any raw or prepared opium within such tenement, place, or vessel whereof no satisfactory explanation shall be given by the person aforesaid, and also any utensils, implements, or vessels which have been used or which are manifestly intended to be used in boiling, preparing, or smoking opium in such tenement, place, or vessel, and may also seize and hold as aforesaid any raw or prepared opium, or any such utensils, implements, or vessels, found in possession of the person aforesaid in any place whatever.
29. All boiled or prepared opium offered or exposed for sale by any unauthorised person, and all boiled or prepared opium found in the possession or custody or control of any unauthorised person or in any unauthorised place, and any utensils or vessels which have been used, or which are manifestly intended to be used in boiling or preparing or smoking opium by any unauthorised person, or in any unauthorised place, may be seized by a Police or Excise officer, and shall be forfeited, and may be by a Magistrate delivered and adjudged to the farmer, and any unauthorised person in whose possession any such boiled or prepared opium or utensils or vessels are found may be apprehended and taken before a Magistrate by any Police or Excise officer.
30. Whenever boiled or prepared opium is so seized as last aforesaid, and any such utensils or vessels are also seized as aforesaid, the Police or Excise officer seizing the same may also seize any raw opium that may be found in the custody or control of such unauthorised person, or in such unauthorised place, and such raw opium shall be subject to the order of the Magistrate before whom the case is brought.
31. Whenever from any other cause there is reasonable ground to believe that boiled or prepared opium is manufactured by any unauthorised person...
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Search warrants. [2 of 58, s. 9. 1 of 79, s. 10.] [Note: The power to issue search warrants may also be exercised by any Justice of the Peace. See Ordinance No. 17 of 1886.]
Confiscation of prepared opium and utensils. [1 of 79, s. 7, 4 of 83, s. 1.]
Seizure of raw opium. [1 of 79, s. 8.]
Seizure of raw opium under other...
ORDINANCE No. 1 or 1884.
Opium.
28. Upon lawful evidence being first given to the reasonable satisfaction of any Magistrate, that any person within this Colony or the waters thereof has in his possession or custody any opium otherwise than as provided by section 16 of this Ordinance, or any opium prepared, sold, or retailed contrary to this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for the said Ma- gistrate to issue a search warrant in that behalf, and such search warrant may be executed by any Police or Excise officer, and the officer executing such warrant may enter any tenement, place, or vessel within this Colony or the waters thereof, and search for, and, if found, seize and hold, subject to the order of the Court hereinafter mentioned, any raw or prepared opium within such tenement, place, or vessel whereof no satisfactory explanation shall be given by the person aforesaid, and also any utensils, implements, or vessels which have been used or which are manifestly intended to be used in boiling, preparing, or smoking opium in such tenement, place, or vessel, and may also seize and hold as aforesaid any raw or prepared opium, or any such utensils, implements, or vessels, found in possession of the person aforesaid in any place whatever.
29. All boiled or prepared opium offered or exposed for sale by any unauthorised person, and all boiled or prepared opium found in the possession or custody or control of any unauthorised person or in any unauthorised place, and any utensils or vessels which have been used, or which are manifestly intended to be used in boiling or preparing or smoking opium by any unauthorised person, or in any unauthorised place, may be seized by a Police or Excise officer, and shall be forfeited, and may be by a Magistrate delivered and adjudged to the farmer, and any unauthorised person in whose possession any such boiled or prepared opium or utensils or vessels are found may be apprehended and taken before a Magistrate by any Police or Excise officer.
30. Whenever boiled or prepared opium is so seized as last aforesaid, and any such utensils or vessels are also seized as aforesaid, the Police or Excise officer seizing the same may also seize any raw opium that may be found in the custody or control of such unauthorised person, or in such unauthorised place, and such raw opium shall be subject to the order of the Magistrate before whom the case is brought.
31. Whenever from any other cause there is reasonable ground to believe that boiled or prepared opium is manufactured by any unauthorised
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Search warrants. [2 of 58, s. 9. Ï of 79, 8. 10.] [Note: The power to issue search warrants may also be exer. cised by any Justion of the Peace. See
Ordinance 1886.1
No. 17 of
Confiscation of prepared opium and utensils.
[1 of 79, s. 7, 4 of 83, s. 1.1
Seizure of raw opium. [1 of 79, s. 8.]
Seizure of raw opium under other
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