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1893.]

MORPHINE.

[No. 9.

121

BE it therefore enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice

consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

This Ordinance

may be cited as the Morphine Ordinance, 1893. For the purposes of this Ordinance,-

Morphine" includes morphia and all salts of morphine and any solution thereof that can be used as an injection, but not prepara- tions for ordinary internal use containing morphine as an ingredient but not suitable for purposes of injection:

Duly Qualified Medical Practitioner " means a practitioner registered under any Ordinance for the time being in force relating to the registration of medical practitioners:

Chemist or Druggist" means a chemist or druggist holding an European or American certificate of qualification

Short title.

Interpretation of terms..

See Ordinance. No. 1 of 1884.

administra-

3(1.) Every person who administers by injection any morphine Penalty for to any other person, except in a case where the same has been pre- admini

bed by some duly qualified medical practitioner, shall, on con- morphine,

except in motion before a Magistrate, be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty

&

dollars or to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any term

not exceeding two months.

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The onus of proving the exception shall lie on the person so dministering the morphine.

certain case

morphine,

except in

certain case.

4(1.), Every person who, except in a case where morphine has Penalty for been prescribed by some duly qualified medical practitioner, furnishes furnishing morphine to any person, except to a duly qualified medical prac- tationer or to a chemist or druggist, shall, on conviction before a agistrate, be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars or to mprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding bro months.

(2) The onus of proving the exception shall lie on the person urnishing morphine as aforesaid :

Provided that this section shall not apply to the furnishing of orphine for the purpose of bonâ-fide exportation.

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Peace to

house, etc.,

6. It shall be lawful for any officer or constable of the Police, duly Power to uthorized by warrant of any Justice of the Peace (which shall be in Justice of in the Schedule to this Ordinance), with such assistants as may be authorize necessary, to enter and, if necessary, to break into any place which such Kushice of the Peace may, from sworn information or of his own know

ige, have reasonable grounds to suspect and believe to be a place kept used for the injection of morphine contrary to the provisions of this dinance or where such injection is carried on, and to arrest any sons who may be found therein and whom he may suspect to have

entry of where injec- morphine is carried on, etc.

tion of

Schedule.