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ORDINANCE No. 22 of 1887 . 2171


Opium (Raw.)


3. No person shall bring into the Colony or the waters thereof , or Import of
opium less
receive therein opium in quantities less than one chest so brought into than one
chest
the Colony or its waters . prohibited .

4. It shall be lawful for the Colonial Treasurer on such terms and Sale of opium
in quantities
conditions as may be approved by the Governor in Council , to grant less than one
chest.
licences for the sale of opium intended for export in quantities less than
one chest, and no person except the holders of such licences shall be

permitted to sell or barter within the Colony or its waters opium in
quantities less than one chest . The purchase, sale , or barter of quantities
less than one ball of Bengal opium or three catties of Malwa, Persian , or
Turkish opium is hereby forbidden .

5. It shall be the duty of holders of licences to attach to all parcels Sale certifi
cates granted
of opium sold by them in quantities less than one chest, a certificate in by licensees.
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the following form :
Date, 188
No.

Sold this day to
balls Bengal, catties Malwa or
to be exported by him to
per ship
This certificate shall not be valid after noon of the

Chop .

6. No person except the opium farmer or the licensed retail dealers What persons
may have
shall have in his possession or under his custody or control opium in opium in
quantities
quantities less than one chest without a certificate of purchase from a licen less than one
chest .
see except he can show to the satisfaction of a Magistrate :

(a . ) That the said opium is covered by a certificate of one of
the licensees .

( b . ) That he has received it under an official export permit .
Provided always that it shall be in the absolute discre
tion of the officer charged with issuing export permits
to grant or withhold the same, and that this section shall

not apply to samples not exceeding two taels covered by
a certificate of the importer.

7. It shall be the duty of the licensees to keep a register of the Register to be
kept by
particulars of purchase and sale in such form as the Governor may from licensees.
time to time order.