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CAP. 134]

[s. 22 cont.]

Dangerous Drugs.

thereof to be used as a heroin or opium divan or for the unlawful storage or manufacture of heroin or opium;

(e) being the lessor or landlord of any place, or the agent of such lessor or landlord, let the same with the knowledge that such place or some part thereof is to be used as a heroin or opium divan or for the unlawful storage or manufacture of heroin or opium or consent to the use at any time of a heroin or such place or any part thereof as opium divan or for the unlawful storage manufacture of heroin or opium.

(2) In this section-

or

(a) "place" means any house, room, agency, boat, vehicle, vessel or any erection movable or otherwise or any spot on land or water;

(b) "lessee" and "tenant" respectively include any sub-lessee or sub-tenant and "tenancy" includes any sub-tenancy;

(c) "lessor" and "landlord" include the holder of any lease or tenancy who has sub-let his holding or any part thereof;

(d) whenever two or more pipes fit for the smoking of heroin or opium are found in any place it shall be presumed until the contrary is proved that the place is a heroin or opium divan;

(e) any person found in a heroin or opium divan or found escaping therefrom on the occasion of its being entered under this Ordinance shall, until the contrary is proved, be presumed to be or to have been smoking or consuming heroin or opium therein;

(1)

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the lessor or landlord of any place or the agent of such lessor or landlord shall be presumed to have consented to the use of such place or of any part thereof as a heroin divan or opium divan or, as the case may be, for the unlawful storage or manu- facture of heroin or opium if it is proved to the satisfaction of the magistrate that he knew of such use and failed forthwith to proceed to put an end to the same by making a report at any police station or by terminating the lease or tenancy;

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