D. 1891.
PREPARED OPIUM.
[No. 8.
(1) Such licence shall be in the Form No. 3 in the Schedule to Form and Ordinance and be subject to the conditions which may be indorsed thereon.
(2) It may at any time be cancelled by the Colonial Secretary for failure to comply with the conditions under which it is granted, for any contravention of the requirements of the law for the time being in force relating to opium, or for any breach of any of the regulations for the time being in force relating to opium divans.
Such cancellation shall not, however, relieve any offender from penalty incurred under this or any other Ordinance, or under any sanitary by-laws, or under any of such regulations.
Cancellation of licence. Schedule: Form No. 3.
36. An opium divan shall be open at all times to the inspection of the Opium Farmer, of all Excise Officers, of officers of the Police not under the rank of sergeant, and of officers of the Sanitary Board.
Inspection of opium divans.
37. Every person who commits any of the following offences shall, on summary conviction, be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars or to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding three months; that is to say,-
(1) opens or carries on an opium divan without a valid licence; or
(2) knowingly permits any person, other than an adult male, to smoke opium or dross opium in an opium divan; or
(3) knowingly permits or suffers any female, not being the opium divan keeper or the wife or child of such keeper, to enter or remain in an opium divan; or
(4) knowingly permits any armed person to be in an opium divan.
17.(1) It shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Council from time to time to make, and, when made, to alter, add to, or revoke, regulations with regard to the licensing, management, and classification of opium divans and as to the fees to be paid in respect of such licences, and to prescribe a scale of pecuniary penalties, not exceeding in each case twenty-five dollars, for the breach of any of such regulations.
(2) Such regulations shall not come into force until they are notified in The Gazette, and thereafter such penalties may be enforced summarily by a Magistrate, and, on conviction for any breach of such regulations, the offender shall be liable, in default of payment, to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding one month.
Farms.
38. The Governor-in-Council may grant to any person, for such considerations, and on such conditions, and for such periods, and in such form as from time to time may be determined by the Governor-in-Council.
Grant, etc., of opium farm.
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D. 1891.
PREPARED OPIUM.
[No. 8.
(1) Such licence shall be in the Form No. 3 in the Schedule to Form and Ordinance and be subject to the conditions which may be indorsed
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2) It may at any time \be cancelled by the Colonial Secretary for failure to comply with the conditions under which it is granted, for any contravention of the requirements of the law for the time in force relating to opium, or for any breach of any of the lations for the time being in force relating to opium divans.
Such cancellation shall not, however, relieve any offender from penalty incurred under this or any other Ordinance, or under any itary by-laws, or under any of such regulations.
cancellation of licence. Schedule: Form No. 3.
36. An opium divan shall be open at all times to the inspection of Inspection Opium Farmer, of all Excise Officers, of officers of the Police not of opium ang under the rank of sergeant, and of officers of the Sanitary Board.
divans.
relation to opium
16 Every person who commits any of the following offences shall, Offences in
summary conviction, be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred
ars or to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any term divans. exceeding three months; that is to say,-
(1) opens or carries on an opium divan without a valid licence; or (2) knowingly permits any person, other than an adult male, to
moke opium or dross opium in an opium divan; or
(8) knowingly permits or suffers any female, not being the opium divan keeper or the wife or child of such keeper, to enter or remain in an opium divan; or
divans.
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(4) knowingly permits any armed person to be in an opium divan. 17(1) It shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Council from time to Making of make, and, when made, to alter, add to, or revoke, regulations regulations th regard to the licensing, management, and classification of opium to opium
relating for
vans and as to the fees to be paid in respect of such licences, and to prescribe a scale of pecuniary penalties, not exceeding in each case
enty-five dollars, for the breach of any of such regulations. 2) Such regulations shall not come into force until they are notified The Gazette, and thereafter such penalties may be enforced summarily
a Magistrate, and, on conviction for any breach of such regula- the offender shall be liable, in default of payment, to imprison- with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding one
Farms.
The Governor-in-Council may grant to any person, for such iderations, and on such conditions, and for such periods, and in such 88 may from time to time be determined by the Governor-in-
Grant, etc., of opium farm.
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