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TRAFFIC IN OPIUM AND OTHER DANGEROUS DRUGS

Laws c o n c e rn in g th e S t r a i t s S e t t l e m e n t s , Communicated by th e Governm ent o f th e U n i te d Kingdom.

N ote by th e S e c r e t a r y - G e n e r a l .

I n a c c o rd a n c e w i th A r t i c l e 21 o f th e C o n v e n tio n f o r l i m i t i n g t h e m a n u fa c tu re and r e g u l a t i n g th e d i s t r i b u t i o n o f n a r c o t i c d ru g s o f 1931, th e S e c r e t a r y - G e n e ra l h a s th e hon o u r t o com m unicate h e re w i th t o th e P a r t i e s to th e C o n v e n tio n and to th e o th e r S t a t e s the t e x t s o f th e fo l lo w in g law s e t c .

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.

The P o is o n s O rd in a n c e (C h a p te r 195)The S u b s i d i a r y L e g i s l a t i o n o f th e S t r a i t s S e t t l e m e n t s

e n a c te d u n d e r th e P o is o n s O rd in a n c e ( i n one v o lu m e).The D e l e t e r i o u s D rugs O rd in a n c e (C h a p te r 1 9 0 ) .The s u b s i d i a r y L e g i s l a t i o n o f th e S t r a i t s S e t t l e m e n t s

e n a c te d u n d e r the D e l e t e r i o u s D rugs O rd in an c e co m p rise d in th e f o l lo w in g G a z e t te N o t i f i c a t i o n s (u n b o u n d ) :( i ) G a z e t te N o t i f i c a t i o n No. I l l d a te d 1 9 th J a n u a ry , 1929 .

( i i ) " " " 360 ” 22nd F e b ru a ry , 1929 ,( i i i ) " " " 1328 " 5 th J u l y , 1929.

( iv ) » " " 1782 " 1 3 th S e p tem b e r, 1929.(v) " » " 47 » 1 0 th J a n u a ry , 1930 .

( v i ) " " " 1030 » 22nd May, 1931.( v i i ) " " " 1208 " 1 9 th Ju n e , 1931.

( v i i i ) » ” " 1366 » 1 0 th J u l y , 1931.( ix ) » » " 2019 ” 2 1 s t O c to b e r , 1932 .

(x) " " » 1327 " 1 5 th May, 1936 .

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS(EDITION OF 1936).

195

CHAPTER 195.

POISONS.

To regulate the possession and sale of Poisons.[20th April, 1905.]

1. This Ordinance m ay be cited as the PoisonsOrdinance.

2. The several articles named and described in the Schedule shall be deemed to be poisons within the meaning of this Ordinance.

3. The Governor in Council may, by notification in the Gazette, declare tha t such other articles shall be deemed to be poisons w ithin the meaning of this Ordinance as are reported by the Director of Medical Services to be fit and proper to be classed as poisons and to be dealt w ith under this Ordinance.

4.—(1) No person shall, w ithout a licence from the licensing officer of the Settlement a t which he resides or carries on business, sell or keep for sale or expose or offer for sale any article deemed to be a poison under the provisions of this Ordinance.

(2) No person shall, w ithout a licence from the licensing officer of the Settlement at which he resides or carries on business, im port any article deemed to be a poison under this Ordinance.

(3) The licensing officers under this Ordinance shall be at Singapore the Director of Medical Services and at Penang, Malacca, and Labuan respectively a Medical Officer appointed by him in writing.

5 — (1) The licensing officer a t each Settlement shall issue to such persons as he thinks fit licences to import poisons or to sell poisons either by wholesale or retail.

(2) Any such licence may be either general or limited.(3) Such officer m ay revoke and cancel any such

licence if it appears to him expedient so to do, but every such revocation or cancellation shall be subject to appeal to the Governor in Council.

M urisoti

O rdinances Nos. io o f 1905,

6 o f ig:C.

Short title .

Description of poisons.

Power to declare o ther articles poisons.

Poisons only to be sold by licensed persons.

Issue o f licences.

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Cap. 195]POISONS.

Licences to be numbered andregistered.

Annual registers to be published.

Publication to be evidence.

Penalty.

(4) Every licence shall unless revoked remain in force until the thirty-first day of December in the year m respect of which the licence is issued.

(5) A fee of five dollars shall be charged on the issue of each licence.

6.—(1) All licences issued at a Settlement shall be numbered consecutively in the year in respect of which they are issued, commencing each year w ith the number one.

(2) The licensing officer a t each Settlement shall keep a register of such licences, with the particulars of each licence granted by him, and the entries in the registers shall be numbered to correspond w ith the serial numbers of the licences.

(3) Any official extract or copy of the register under his hand shall be yrim â facie evidence of the facts stated therein.

7.—(1) The Director of Medical Services shall in or about the m onth of February in each year cause to be printed and published in the Gazette correct lists of all persons licensed under this Ordinance.

(2) In such lists the names shall be in alphabetical order, according to the surname or seh, when such a name or its equivalent is used by the licensed person, and otherwise according to the personal name of the licensed person, followed by his father’s name.

(3) The residence or place of business of each licensed person shall be given in such list.

8.—(1) Every list so printed and published as aforesaid shall be evidence in all Courts th a t the persons therein specified are licensed under this Ordinance.

(2) The absence of the name of any person from such list shall be evidence, until the contrary is proved, that such person is not licensed under this Ordinance.

9.—(1) Any person who imports, possesses, sells, exposes or offers for sale poison contrary to this Ordinance, or fails to conform w ith any rule or regulation as to the importation, possession, keeping or selling of poisons made in pursuance of this Ordinance, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred

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POISONS.

[Cap. 1 9 5

dollars, or in default of paym ent to imprisonment of either description for a term which m ay extend to twelve m o n th s , and all poisons in respect of which an offence has been committed shall be forfeited.

(2) Nothing in this Ordinance shall prevent any person from being liable to any other penalty, damages or punishment to which he would have been subject if this Ordinance had not been passed.

10.—(1) The Governor in Council may make rules for the purpose of controlling and regulating the importation, possession and sale of poisons, and for the purpose of carrying out this Ordinance.

(2) The rules made under this section m ay provide amongst other things for—

(a) regulating the importation of poisons;(b) regulating the possession of poisons ;(c) regulating the sale of poisons ;(d) prohibiting or subjecting to conditions the

possession and sale of poisons in any shop or place where articles of food are prepared, kept, cooked, sold or exposed for sale;

(e) prescribing the m arks which wholesale orretail dealers shall place on vessels or coverings or cases containing poison in the ordinary course of wholesale or retail dealing ;

(/) prescribing the books to be kept and entries to be made therein by wholesale or retail dealers when dealing wholesale or retail in poisons ;

(g) prescribing the forms of licence to be issued bythe licensing officer and the conditions to be attached thereto ;

(h) exempting from the operation of this Ordinanceor of any regulation made thereunder such persons "or classes of persons as seems expedient ;

( i) any other purpose which is deemed necessaryfor controlling and regulating the im portation, possession and sale of poisons.

Rules.

M atte rs in respect of which rules m ay be made.

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Cap. 195]POISO N S.

Publication of rules.

Jurisdiction of Courts.

(3) Nothing in subsection (2) contained shall in any way restrict or be construed to restrict the generality of the powers conferred on the Governor by subsection(1), but such powers shall extend to all matters whether similar or not to those in subsection (2) mentioned, as to which it is expedient to make regulations for the better carrying into effect of the objects of this Ordinance.

(4) All rules shall be laid before the Legislative Council, and shall not come into force until approved by a resolution of tha t Council.

11. Every offence under this Ordinance may be tried by a Police Court or District Court.

S C H E D U L E .

[ S e c t i o n 2 . ]

Arsenic and all preparations of arsenic.A ll preparations of mercury except cinnabar.Lead acetate.A ll preparations of antim ony except antim ony sulphide.Carbolic acid.Phosphorus.Hydrocyanic acid and all cyanides.Oxalic acid and all other oxalates.Chloroform.Chloral.A ll vegetable alkaloids and their preparations except

(a) those of the quinine and cinchonine groups ;(b) caffein;(c) theobromine.A ll natural or m anufactured products which contain any of I lie

fo llow ing substances :— brucine* strychnine, conine, aconitine atropine, hyoscy am ine, veratrine, physiostigm ine, curarine, antiarine, helleborin, croton oil, d ig ita lis , cocaine and its synthetic analogues.

Cantharides and its preparations.Cannabis indica and its preparations except bhang.Savin and its oil ; Sulphonal ; essential oil of almonds (unaltered);

double cyanides of hydrocyanic acid ; all preparations of chloral.[A d d e d by G. N . 906 of 1907.}

Ergot of rye and its preparations.Lead tetra-ethvl and sim ilar lead-containing compounds.

[A d d ed by G. N . 1398 of 1929.]D iethyl barbituric acid and other a lkyl, aryl or metallic deri

vatives of barbituric acid whether described as Veronal, Proponal, M edinal, or by any other trade name, mark, or designation ; and all poisonous Urethanes and TIreides.

[A d d ed by G. N . 1695 of 1929.]

P r i n t e d a t t h e G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g O f f i c e , S i n g a p o r e , b y W . T. C h e r r y , G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t e r .

1936To be purchased directly from th e G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g O f f i c e , o r from the G o v e r n men

A gents, M essrs. K e l l y & W a l s h , L t d . , Raffles Place, Singapore , and f r o m the Crow n A gents fo r th e Colonies, 4, Millbank, London, S .W .l.

Price: 30 cts. or 9d.

ihe Subsidiary Legislation of the

itrails Settlements enacted under

the Poisons Ordinance

Edited

under the supervision of the

Solicitor-General, Straits Settlements

(Reprint No. I .— Revised to 31st December, 1935)

SIN G A PO R E :P r i n t e d a t t h e G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g O f f i c e , S i n g a p o r e ,

b y W. T. C h e r r y , G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t e r .

p u r c h a s e d directly from the G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g O f f i c e , or from the Government Agents. M e s s r s . K e l l y & W a l s h , L t d . , R a f f l e s P l a c e , S i n g a p o r e .

1934

Price: so cents or 9d.

The Subsidiary Legislation of the

Straits Settlements enacted under

the Poisons Ordinance

Edited

under the supervision of the

Solicitor-General, Straits Settlements

(Reprint No. I.— Revised to 31st December, 1935)

SINGAPORE :P r i n t e d a t t h e G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g O f f i c e , S i n g a p o r e

b y W. T. C h e r r y , G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t e r .

1934

NOTICE

The Government of the Straits Settlements gives no undertaking as i the accuracy of this Reprint and accepts no responsibility for any errors■ omissions therein .

Any communications regarding the accuracy of this Reprint may be Idressed to the Editor.

Poisons.

[Orders and Rules under Ordinance No. 91 (Poisons).]

(Revised to 31st December, 1935)

CONTENTS.

Page.

1. R u l e s

(a) General . . . . . . . . 3

(b) The Potassium Cyanide Rules 1908 . . . . 8

(c) The Lead Tetra-Ethyl Rules . . . . 9

[ M ote:— A m e n d m e n ts are d e n o te d b y a b la c k l in e a n d a r e fe r e n c e to th e ending N o tif ica t ion .]

P o i s o n s . 3

I. Rules.

( Gazette Notification No. 101g of 1907.)

{a) G e n e r a l .

No. 1019.— R u l e s m a d e b y t h e G o v e r n o r i n C o u n c i l u n d e r

Se c t i o n 1 3 o f “ T h e P o i s o n s O r d i n a n c e 1905” f o r R e g u l a t i n g

[HE POSSESSION AND SALE OF POISONS AND APPROVED BY A RESOLUTION5F the L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l o n t h e 4.TH O c t o b e r , 1907.

1. No poison shall be sold either by wholesale or retail unless the box, bottle, vessel, wrapper or cover in which such poison is contained is distinctly labelled with the name, of the article and the word “Poison” and with the name and address of the seller of the poison.

2. N o poison shall be sold to any person under eighteen years of age.

3. No poison except those in Schedule A Part II shall be sold to any person who is unknown to the seller unless introduced by some person known to the seller.

4. Cancelled [G . N . 756/32 . ]

5. On every sale of any of the poisons and preparations enumerated in Part I of Schedule A to these Rules the seller shall before delivery make or cause to be made an entry in a book to be kept for that purpose in the Form ,1 set forth in Schedule C to these rules to which the signature of the purchaser and of the person (if any) who introduced him shall be affixed.

[A] 5a. In the sale by retail of any poison, the seller shall affix to the box, bottle, vessel, wrapper or cover in which the poison is contained a label on which is printed in red letters or characters the word “P O IS O N ” in the English, Malay, Tamil and Chinese languages, and in the case of a poison fo r external use the w o r d “P O ISO N ” and the words “ N o t t o b e

taken” in the English, Malay, Tamil and Chinese languages.

Such wrapper or cover shall not be of red colour.

[B] 5B. All poisons shall be kept securely in such custody and in such manner tha t only a holder of a licence under the Poisons Ordinance shall have access to the poisons.

6. N o record or return of sales of any of the poisons enumerated in Part II of schedule A need be kept by Licensed Chemists and Druggists.

7 - Rule 5 above shall not apply to any article when forming part of the ingredients of any medicine dispensed by a Licensed Chemist and Druggist on the prescription of a Medical Practitioner as long as it does not contain any deleterious drug within the meaning of “The Deleterious Drugs Ordinance 1 9 0 7 ,” but it will be necessary, if such medicine contain any of the poisons enumerated in the Schedule A that the ingredients of the medicine together with the name of the person to whom it is sold or delivered be entered in a book kept for that purpose and that the name and address of the seller he attached to the medicine.

8. The several poisons named and described in Schedule B to these rules and no others may be sold wholesale by such person as may be granted a wholesale license under the provisions of this Ordinance. The quantities shewn opposite each poison in this Schedule shall be deemed the minimum Mount constituting a wholesale transaction.

[A] G. N. 1469.30. [B] G. N. 1956.21.

4 P o i s o n s .

9. Records of the sale of such poisons by wholesale dealers other than Licensed Chemists and Druggists must be kept in the Form B set forth in Schedule C to these rules.

10. Licenses to sell poisons shall be in the Form C in the Schedule C to these rules, with such variations as circumstances may require.

[A ] ioa. Licences to import poisons shall be in the Form D in Schedule C to these rules with such variations as circumstances may require.

11. No patent or proprietary article composed of any pure drug shall be deemed a Patent Medicine for the purposes of these rules.

12. Deleterious drugs within the meaning of “The Deleterious Drugs Ordinance 1907” are dealt with under that Ordinance and are not subject to these rules and if any of the poisons enumerated in Schedule A or B shall be declared to be a deleterious drug within the meaning of that Ordinance, it shall ipso facto be deemed to be struck out of that Schedule for all purposes.

13. It shall be lawful for any Police Officer not below the rank ol Inspector and for the Licensing Officer under the Ordinance of each Settlement and for any officer of the Medical Department authorized in writing by the Licensing Officer at all reasonable times to inspect the books kept under these rules and to take copies and extracts therefrom.

14. The Rules by the Legislative Council on the 24th day of N ov em ber 1905, and published as Notification No. 1426 in the Government Gazetti of the 1st December, 1905, are hereby repealed.

S C H E D U L E A.

P a r t I.

1. Arsenic and its preparations.2. Prussic Acid and its preparations.3. Cyanide of Potassium, and all metallic Cyanides and their preparations.4. All poisonous vegetable alkaloids and their salts.5. All preparations of the following alkaloids :—

Strychnine, Aconitine, and Atropine.6. Tartar Emetic.7. Corrosive Sublimate.8. Cantharides.9. Savin and its oil.

10. Ergot of Rye and its preparations.11. Oxalic Acid.12. Chloroform (pure).13. Chloral Hydrate and its preparations.14. Sulphonal.15. Vermin-killers containing any of the above.

[B ] Diethyl barbituric acid and other alkyl, aryl or metalic derivative of barbituric acid whether described as Veronal, Proponai

Medinal, or by any other trade name, mark, or designation and all poisonous Urethanes and Ureides.

[A] G. N. 328.17. [B] G. N. 2053.29.

P o i s o n s . 5

P a r t II.

. Carbolic Acid.

„ Belladonna and its preparations.

Essential Oil of almonds (unaltered).

Preparations of Corrosive sublimate.

All salts of Mercury (except corrosive sublimate and Calomel).

Preparations of Cantharides.

Nux Vomica and its preparations.

Vermin-killers containing any of the poisons in Part II of this Schedule.

Patent medicines containing any of the poisons enumerated in this Schedule.

S C H E D U L E B.

1. Arsenic and all preparations of arsenic

2. Mercury and all its preparations except cinnabar

3. Lead Acetate

4. Antimony and all its preparations except the sulphide

5. Carbolic Acid

6. Phosphorus

7. Cyanide of Potassium and all other metallic Cyanides

8. Oxalic acid and all other oxalates

9. Patent medicines containing any of the poisons enumeratedin Schedule A Parts I and II

5 lbs.

1 lb.

1 lb.

1 lb.

5 gals.

1 lb.

5 lbs.

5 lbs.

1 original wholesale package.

Note:—The following poisonous chemicals, used in photography if sold original packets of I oz. or over, will be deemed wholesale within the

caning of this Ordinance.Ferrocyanide of Potassium, Iodide of Mercury, Perchloride of Mercury,

alate of Ammonia and Potassium, Sulphocyanide of Ammonia, Ferrocy- ide of Copper, Lead Acetate.

S C H E D U L E C.

F o r m A.

Sale of Poisons Register Book.Date

Name of Purchaser

Name and quantity of Poison sold

Purpose for which it is required

Signature of Purchaser

Address of Purchaser

Signature of person introducing Purchaser

P o i s o n s .

F o r m B.

Month of

Name Quantity in hand.

Received. Total Sold.of

Poison. Date j Quantity.quantity. D ate Name of I Quantity

Purchaser. Sold.

F o r m C.

T h e P o i s o n s O r d i n a n c e , 1 9 0 5 .

In exercise of the powers vested in me by the above Ordinance, I hereby authorize A. B. of to sell poisons(by wholesale or by retail or by wholesale and retail, as the case may be) from the date hereof until the 31st day of December.

(Signed)

Licensing Officer.

Dated at this day of 19

This licence is issued subject to the provisions of “The Poisons Ordinance 1905” and to the following conditions namely :—

F o r m D.

T h e P o i s o n s O r d i n a n c e , 1905.

[A ] In exercise of the powers vested in me by the above Ordinance, 1 hereby authorise A.B. of to imporl

poisons from the date hereof until the 31st day of December,

Licensing Office

Dated at this day of 19

[A] G. N. 328.17.

N o . 12.

L i c e n c e t o I m p o r t P o i s o n s u n d e r S e c t i o n 5 (2) o f T h e P o i s o n s O r d i n a n c e , i 9° 5-

No.

Date

Issued to

Address

From

Ex

Articles

Conditions :—

(D .)

N o . 12 .

L IC E N C E T O I M P O R T P O IS O N S U N D E R SE C T IO N 5 (2) O F T H E PO ISO NS O R D IN A N C E ,

1905.

No. Settlement,

Date,

Mr. of

is permitted to import

for the purpose of landing same in the Settlement of

ex

{rom under the following

conditions :—aP

8

This licence

is issued

subject to

the provisions

of the

Poisons O

rdi

■ and

to the

following

conditions:—

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8 P o i s o n s .

(Gazette Notification No. 258 of IÇOQ.)

(b) T ifiE P o t a s s i u m C y a n i d e R u l e s 1 9 0 8 .

N o. 258.— Rules for regulating the Sale of Potassium Cyanide made by the Governor in Council under section 13 of “The Poisons Ordinance 1905," approved by Resolution of the Legislative Council on the 5th March, 1909, with effect from 1st July, 1909.

1. In these Rules “licensed person” means the holder of a licence under “The Poisons Ordinance 1905.”

2. Otherwise than on the prescription of a registered medical practitioner, potassium cyanide shall be sold only in unopened bottles or earthenware

jars containing not less than one pound of avoirdupois weight.3. Upon every bottle or jar in which potassium cyanide is sold there

shall be impressed, embossed or etched the name and address of the vendor.

4. No sale of potassium cyanide shall be made by an unlicensed assistantor other person employed in the shop or on the premises of a licensed person.

5. Otherwise than on the prescription of a registered medical practioner,no potassium cyanide shall be sold to any person other than one who is either personally known to the licenced person making the sale to be a person of good repute or who is vouched for by a respectable householder.

6. When any potassium cyanide is sold, the licensed person making the saleshall personally enter the particulars of the sale in the “Sale o f Poisons Register Book” prescribed by the Poisons Rules of t'he 4th October, 1907, shall cause the entry to be signed by the purchaser and, if the purchaser is vouched for by another person under the provisions of the preceding rule, also by such other person, and shall affix his initials to the entry.

7. These Rules may be cited as “The Potassium Cyanide Rules 1908."A . H . L E M O N ,

C o u n c i l C h a m b e r , Clerk of Councils.S i n g a p o r e , 5 th March, 1 9 0 9 .

( Gazette Notification No. ÇOÔ of 1907.)

N o. 906.— In accordance with the provisions of section 4 of Ordinance X of 1905 (The Poisons Ordinance 1905), it is hereby notified that it has been reported by the [A ] Director of Medical Services of the Colony that the articles hereunder specified are fit and proper to be classed as poisons and to be dealt with under the provisions of the said Ordinance, viz:—

Savin and its oil.Sulphonal.Essential Oil of almonds (unaltered).Double Cyanides of Hydrocyanic Acid.All preparations of chloral,

and it is hereby declared accordingly by the Governor in Council that all and every of the said articles shall be deemed from the date of the publication of thisi notification to be poisons within the meaning of the Poisons Ordinance

1905 .A. H, LEMON,

C o u n c i l C h a m b e r , Acting Clerk of Councils.S i n g a p o r e , 2nd September, 1907.

[A] O rd. No. 44 of 1934.

P o is o n s . 9

(Gazette Notification No. 1383 of 1929.)

( c ) T h e L e a d T e t r a - E t h y l R u l e s .

No. 1383.— O r d i n a n c e N o 91 ( P o i s o n s ) .

T H E LEAD T E T R A -E T H Y L RULES.

I n exercise of the powers vested in him by section 10 of Ordinance No. 91 (Poisons), the Governor in Council makes the following Rules :—

1. In these Rules ;

“lead tetra-ethyl” includes other similar lead-containing compounds ;

“ethyl-petrol” means motor-spirit containing lead tetra-ethyl.

[A] “Concentrated Ethyl Fluid means any fluid containing lead tetra-ethyl in a proportion exceeding one part in 1300 parts by volume”.

[A] “2 (a) No person shall manufacture lead tetra-ethyl within the Colony.

{b) The importation, possession and use of concentrated Ethyl Fluid, except in accordance with the provisions of a licence issued in that behalf by the Colonial Secretary, is herebyprohibited. The Colonial Secretary may at his discretion, andsubject to any conditions which he may consider necessary, issue such licence and every such licence shall be revocable at any time by the Colonial Secretary without compensation”.

3. Persons obtaining ethyl-petrol, either directly or indirectly, from a duly licensed importer shall be exempt from the provisions of the Ordinance, and of all Rules made thereunder, except the Rules numbered4, 5, 6 and 7 immediately following.

4. No person shall import, sell, or have in his possession any ethyl-petrol containing lead tetra-ethyl in a proportion exceeding I part in1300 parts by volume.

[B] “5. N o person shall import, sell or have in his possession any ethyl-petrol unless such ethyl-petrol is coloured blue or red”.

6. No person shall sell ethyl-petrol in containers unless such containers bear a label in the English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil languages to the following effect:—

“Ethyl-petrol containing lead tetra-ethyl. T o be used for motor- fuel only, and not for cleaning or any other purpose.”

7. No person shall sell ethyl-petrol unless at the place of sale

(a) there is prominently displayed in a conspicuous place, a notice in the English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil languages to the following effect :—

“Ethyl-petrol containing lead tetra-ethyl. T o be used as motor-fuel only, and not for cleaning or any other purpose” ; and

[A] G. N. 2440.34. [B] G. N. 17S7.34i

i o P o is o n s .

(6 ) there are available, for distribution on request, leaflets in th English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil languages adequate! describing the possible dangers involved in the use of ethy petrol and the precautions to be taken in dealing therewit!

W . R. BOYD,Clerk o f Counci ls

C o u n c i l C h a m b e r ,

S i n g a p o r e , 6 th June, 1929.

Note .— The above Rules were approved by a resolution of the Legislate Council on the 3rd July, 1929.

[No. 1390/29.]

( Gazette Notification No. 1398 of 1929.)

N o. 1398.— O r d i n a n c e No. 91 ( P o i s o n s ) .

In exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 3 o f Ordinano No. 91 (Poisons), the Governor in Council has been pleased to declare tha Lead tetra-ethyl and similar lead-containing compounds shall be deemed to b poisons within the meaning of the said Ordinance. [No. 1390/29.]

( Gazette Notification No. 1695 of 1929.)

N o. 1695.— O r d i n a n c e No. 91 ( P o i s o n s ) .

In exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 3 of OrdinancNo. 91 (Poisons), the Governor in Council has been pleased to declare thathe undermentioned substances shall be deemed to be poisons w ith in thmeaning of the said Ordinance:—

Diethyl barbituric acid and other alkyl, aryl or metallic derivativi of barbituric acid whether described as Veronal, Propona Medinal, or by any other trade name, mark, or designation; an all poisonous Urethanes and Ureides. [No. 5711/29.]

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CHAPTER 190.

DELETERIOUS DRUGS.

To consolidate and amend the law w ith regard to Deleterious Drugs.

[10th June, 1927.]

1. This Ordinance m ay be cited as the Deleterious gs Ordinance.

2—(1) In this Ordinance and in any rules there- der, unless there is something repugnant in the bject or context—

“Authorized practitioner” means a medical practitioner in respect of whom the authorization specified in section 8 (6) is in full force; [Added by Ordinance 1A of 1928, S. 2.~\

*“Coca leaves” means the leaves of any plant of the genus of the Erythroxylaceæ from which cocaine can be extracted either directly or by chemical transform ation ;

*“Cocaine” means methyl-benzoyl lævo-ecgonine having the chemical formula O FL- NO ;

*“Crude Cocaine” means any extract of the coca leaf which can be used directly or indirectly for the m anufacture of cocaine ;

“Deleterious D rug” includes any drug or medicine for internal or external use which is comprised in the First Schedule hereto for the time being ;

*“Dentist” means a person registered as a dentist under the Registration of Dentists Ordinance {Chapter 66);

*“Diacetylmorphine” means the substance having the chemical formula C=i NO=;

*“Ecgonine” means lævo-ecgonine having the chemical formula C= Hi= NO* H*° and includes

[Note:—The amendments made by the Deleterious Drugs (Amendment) linance, 1Q 35 , were brought into force on 1st April, 1 9 3 6 , by Gazette roication No. 3 3 7 of 1 9 3 6 . ]

* [Substituted or added by Ordinance 58 of 1935.}

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any derivatives of ecgonine from which j m ay be recovered industrially ;

* “ Indian hem p” means the dried flowering 0fruiting tops of the pistillate plant known a Cannabis sativa from which the resin has no been extracted, by whatever name such top are called ;

“Licensed dentist” means a dentist licensed unde this Ordinance ;

* “ Licensed pharm acist” means a pharmacislicensed under this Ordinance ;

“ Licensed practitioner” means a medical practi tioner licensed under this Ordinance ;

“ Licensed veterinary surgeon” means a veterinar surgeon licensed under this Ordinance;

* “ Medicinal opium ” means opium which has undergone the processes necessary to adapt it fo medicinal use ;

“ Medical practitioner” means a person registere under the Medical Registration Ordinanc {Chapter 65) or by the General Medica Council of the United Kingdom of Grea Britain and Northern Ireland;

#“ Morphine” means the principal alkaloid o opium having the chemical formul C« N0= ;

* “ Pharm acist” means a person registered as ipharm acist under the Registration o Pharm acists Ordinance {Chapter 68) ;

*“ Raw opium ” means the spontaneously coagulate) juice obtained from the capsules of thi Papaver somniferum, which has only beei submitted to the necessary manipulation! for packing and transport, whatever ito content of morphine ;

*“ Ship” includes aircraft, and every description o vessel used in navigation, whether propellet by oars or otherwise, or used for the carriagi or storage of goods ;

“ Syringe” means any instrum ent suitable foi hypodermic injection;

* [S u bsti tu ted or added by Ordinance •58 of 1935, S. 23.]

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[Cap

‘Veterinary surgeon” means a person who holds the diploma of membership of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons of England, and includes a person holding any such diploma granted by a school of veterinary science in the British Dominions or in Japan as the Governor in Council, by notification in the Gazette, approves for the purposes of this Ordinance;

*The following drugs are defined by their chemical formulae as set out below :—

Acetyldihydrocodeinone orAcetyldemethylodihydrothe- baine

Benzvlmorphine Dihydrocodeinone Dihydrohydroxycodeinone Dihydromorphinone Dihydromorphine Ethylmorphine (dionine)Methylmorphine (codeine)Morphine — N — Oxide Thebaine‘Conveyance” includes ship,

aircraft, train and any transport by which goods into or taken from the Colony;Ordinance 58 of 1935, S. 2.~]

‘Corresponding L aw ” means any law stated in a certificate purporting to be issued by or on behalf of the Government of any country outside the Colony to be a law providing for the control and regulation in tha t country of the m anufacture, sale, use, export and import of drugs in accordance w ith the provisions of the In ternational Opium Convention signed at the Hague on the 23rd day of January , 1912, or of the In ternational Opium Convention signed at Geneva on the 19th day of February, 1925, or of the International Convention for lim iting the manufacture and regulating the distribution of Narcotic Drugs signed at Geneva on the 13th day of July ,* [A d d e d by Ordinance 58 of 1935, S. 2 .]

c. c . c . c . c . c . c . c . c . c

motorother

HHHHHH:11HHH

NO.NO*NO*NO.NO=NO=NO=NO=NO.NO* vehicle,

means ofmay be brought

[Added by

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1931, (hereinafter referred to as “the Genev Convention, 1931” ), and any statement i any such certificate as to the effect of the la mentioned in the certificate, or any sta m ent in any such certificate that any fact constitute an offence under that law, sha be conclusive ; [Amended by Ordinanc 58 Of 1935, S. £.]

Any such certificate shall be adm itted i evidence upon production by or on behalf o the Public Prosecutor ;

“ Diversion Certificate” means a certificate issue by the Government of any country to whic any deleterious drug, originally exporte under an export authorization, is brough in course of transit to another country authorizing such drug to be diverte to a destination other than tha t named in th export authorization and containing all th particulars w hich are required to be include in an export authorization, together with th name of the country from which such dru was originally exported ;

“ Export” , w ith its gram m atical variations an cognate expressions, in relation to th Colony, means to take or cause to be take out of the Colony by land, air, or water, otherwise than in transit ; [Substituted b_ Ordinance 58 of 1935, S. 2.]

“ Export A uthorization” means a document issue by the Government of any country, autho rizing the exportation of a specific quantit of a deleterious drug from such country and containing the following particulars

(i) the quantity of the drug authorized be exported;

(ii) the name and address of the exporter;(iii) the period within which the exporta

tion m ust be effected;(iv) the num ber and date of an impo

certificate issued by the Governmen of the country into which th e dru is to be imported, authorizing th im portation;

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(v) the proper description of the authorityby whom the im port certificate was issued; and

(vi) the name and address of the importer ;Import” , w ith its gram m atical variations and

cognate expressions, in relation to the Colony, means to bring or cause to be brought into the Colony by land, air, or water, otherwise than in transit; [Substituted by Ordinance 58 of 1935, S. £.]

Import authorization and certificate” means a licence issued by the Director of Medical Services, authorizing the importation of a specific quantity of a deleterious drug into the Colony and containing the following particulars—

(i) the kind of drug authorized to be imported ;

(ii) the quantity of the drug authorized to be imported;

(iii) the name and address of the importer ;(iv) the period w ithin which the im porta

tion m ust be effected;(v) the num ber and date of an export

certificate issued by the Government of the country from which the drug is to be exported, authorizing the exportation ;

(vi) the proper description of the authorityby whom the export certificate was issued; and

(vii) the name and address of the exporter ; [Added by Ordinance 58 of 1935.]

Import Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of the Second Schedule hereto, issued by the Government of any country, authorizing a named person to import into such country a specific quantity of a deleterious drug;

International Convention” means the In te r national Opium Convention signed at Geneva on the 19th day of February, 1925; [Added by Ordinance 58 of 1935, S. 2.]

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Governor in Council m ay apply Ordinance to any drug.

“ In tran s it” means taken or sent from a countrv and brought into the Colony by land, air, or w ater (whether or not landed or transhipped in the Colony) for the sole purpose of beino carried to another country either by the same or another conveyance; [Added by Ordinance 58 of 1935, S. S.]

“ Offence under this Ordinance” includes an offence under any rule made under this Ordinance;

“ Revenue Officer” means a revenue officer ap pointed under the Chandu Revenue Ordinance {Chapter 223) ;

“ Superintendent” means the Commissioner of Customs and Excise and includes any Deputy Commissioner of Excise. [Added by Ordinance 58 of 1935 and amended by G.N. 2905 Of 1935.]

(2) For the purposes of this Ordinance licensing officers and inspectors under this Ordinance, senior revenue officers appointed under the Chandu Revenue Ordinance {Chapter 223), European police o ffice rs , and other police officers not below the rank of sergeant, are “ officers qualified to search” .

(3) For the purposes of this Ordinance the Inspector of Police stationed at Labuan shall be deemed to be the Chief Police Officer of th a t Settlement.

3.—(1) I f it appears to the Governor in Council that any drug, of w hatever kind, or any derivative or salt of any drug, of whatever kind, is or is likely to be productive if improperly used, or is capable of being converted into a substance which is, or is likely to be productive, if improperly used, of ill effects substantially of the same character or nature as or analogous to those produced by the deleterious drugs specified in the First Schedule hereto, he m ay by notification in the Gazette direct th a t such drug shall be included in the F irst Schedule hereto.

(2) The Governor in Council m ay by order published in the Gazette direct tha t all or any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall, w ith such modifications as may be specified in the order, apply to any of the following drugs, th a t is to say, m ethylmorphine (commonly known as codeine), ethylm orphine (commonly known as dionine), and their respective salts.

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(3) The Governor in Council may, by notification in the Gazette, make in the First Schedule any verbal alterations incidental to the inclusion of any drug in such schedule.

[Substituted by Ordinance 58 of 1935, S. 3.]

4—(1) I t shall not be lawful for any person in the Colony to trade in or m anufacture for the purposes of trade any products obtained from any of the phenan- threne alkaloids of opium or from the ecgonine alkaloids of the coca leaf, not being a product which was on the thirteenth day of Ju ly , 1931, being used for medical or scientific purposes :

Provided tha t the Governor in Council, if at any time he is satisfied as respects any such product tha t it is of medical or scientific value, may, by notification in the Gazette, direct th a t this subsection shall cease to apply to that product.

(2) If any person acts in contravention of the provisions of subsection (1), he shall be guilty of an offence under this Ordinance.

(3) If it is made to appear to the Governor in Council that a decision w ith respect to any such product as is mentioned in subsection (1) has in pursuance of Article 11 of the Geneva Convention, 1931, been communicated by the Secretary-General of the League of Nations to the parties to the said Convention, the Governor in Council by order published in the Gazette may, as the case requires, either declare th a t all or any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall apply to tha t product in the same manner as they apply to any deleterious drug, or apply all or any of the said provisions to tha t product w ith such modifications as m ay be specified in the order.

[Added by Ordinance 58 of 1935, S. i.~]

5. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be deemed toprevent—

(a) any medical officer of His Majesty’s Naval, M ilitary or Air Forces who is resident in the Colony on full pay from importing or exporting deleterious drugs or from possessing or using the same in the course of his duty; [Amended by Ordinance 1A of 1928.S. 3.]

Prohibition o f trad in g in or of m anufactu r in g products from alkaloids of opium o r of coca leaf.

Exceptions.

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R ight to im port and export vested in D irector of Medical Services.

Licensingofficers.

(b) the surgeon of any ship or, in the case of a shipwhich carries no surgeon, the master from im porting or exporting deleterious drugs ii quantities not in excess of the reasonable medical requirements of the ship, or from possessing or using the same in the course of his duty as such surgeon or master; [.Amended by Ordinance 14 of 1928, S 3.1

(c) any medical officer, veterinary surgeon oranalyst in the service of the Government, or any person employed in dispensing medicines at any Government hospital or dispensary from possessing or using deleterious drugs in the course of his duty; [jSubstituted by Ordinance 14 of 1928, S. 3.

(d) any person in charge of any laboratory attachedto the King Edward V II College of Medicine or to Raffles College from possessing or using deleterious drugs in the course of his duty as such person in charge ; [Added by Ordinance 14 of 1928, S. 3.1

(e) the smoking of Government Chanclu by aregistered smoker or the doing of anything which m ay be lawfully done under the Chandu Revenue Ordinance (Chapter 223). [Added by Ordinance 58 of 1935, S. 5.]

6. Save as provided in this Ordinance, the exclusive right of importing and exporting deleterious drugs is hereby vested in the Director of Medical Services :

Provided that the Governor in Council may by notification in the Gazette prohibit either absolutely or conditionally the im portation into the Colony of any deleterious drugs or class of deleterious drugs.

[,Substituted by Ordinance 58 of 1935, S. 6’.]

7.—(1) The licensing officers for issuing licences under this Ordinance to medical practitioners and pharmacists shall be a t Singapore the Director of Medical Services, or in his absence a medical officer appointed by him in writing, and at Penang, Malacca and Labuan respectively a medical officer appointed by the Director of Medical Services in writing.

(2) Licences under this Ordinance to veterinary surgeons and dentists shall be issued by the Director of Medical Services only.

[Cap. 19 0DELETERIOUS D RU G S.

g_(1) Subject to this section and any rules made nd'er this Ordinance, the licensing officer, as the case ay be, may in his discretion issue to any medical ractitioner, veterinary surgeon, dentist or pharm acist licence as specified hereunder—

(a) to a veterinary surgeon or dentist, a licence topossess and use deleterious drugs, in the course of his profession ;

(b) to a medical practitioner or pharm acist, alicence to possess and sell deleterious drugs.

(2) No licence to sell, possess or use deleterious drugs all be issued except as provided by this section or by ction 15, 16, 18, 20, 28 or 33. [Am ended by Or din es 58 of 1935, S. 7.](3) The licensing officer in any Settlement m ay in his ' cretion suspend for a limited period or cancel any 'cence issued in tha t Settlement under this section.(4) Any person to whom a licence under this section as been refused or whose licence has been suspended r cancelled by the licensing officer m ay appeal from the ecision of the licensing officer to the Governor in ouncil, whose decision shall be final.(5) All licences issued under this Ordinance shall, nless previously cancelled, expire on the thirty-first ay of December of the year in which they are issued. This subsection does not apply to licences or authori-

ations issued by the Director of Medical Services nder section 15, 16, 18 or 20. [A m ended by Ordinance 8 Of 1935, S. 7.)(6) Any medical practitioner, other than a person to hom section 5 applies, or any veterinary surgeon or nalyst in the service of any Municipality, or any erson in charge of a laboratory for purposes of search or instruction attached to any institution pproved by the Governor for the purpose is hereby uthorized, so far as is necessary for the practice of his rofession or for the discharge of his duties or for urposes of research or instruction, as the case m ay be,

to possess and use deleterious drugs.(7) In the event of any person authorized under

subsection (6) to possess and use deleterious drugs being convicted of an offence under this Ordinance, the Governor may by notification in the Gazette w ithdraw ‘he authorization in respect of such person, if in the

Licences.

A uthoriza tion.

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R egister of licences.

A nnual publication of lists.

Published lis t to be evidence

A ppointm ent of inspectors.

Pow ers of licensing officers and inspectors.

opinion of the Governor such person cannot properlv h i allowed to be in possession of any such drug. * |

(8) If the Governor is of opinion th a t there is reasol to th ink tha t a medical practitioner, other than 1 medical officer to whom section 5 applies, mav bl supplying, adm inistering or prescribing any deleterioul drug either to or for himself or to or for any othel person otherwise than as required for purposes o| medical treatm ent, he m ay refer the case to a tribunal to consist of a Judge and two other persons, of whom one at least shall be a medical practitioner, and if thl tribunal so recommends, the Governor may withdraw! the authorization under subsection (6) of such pracl titioner to possess and use deleterious drugs Suc» w ithdrawal shall be notified in the Gazette.

[.Section substituted by Ordinance 14 of 1928, S. S.1, !

9 —(1) The licensing officer at each Settlement shall keep a register of all licences issued under section I w ithin th a t Settlement, w ith the particulars of eacj licence.

(2) Any document purporting to be a copy of or ail extract from the said register shall, if authenticated M the signature of a licensing officer, be prima /aria evidence of the facts stated therein.

10.—(1) The Director of Medical Services shall, in or about the m onth of February in each year, cause to bel published in the Gazette, in such form as is prescribed, correct lists of all persons licensed under this Ordinance,

(2) Every list so published as aforesaid shall be evidence in all Courts of the facts stated therein, and tha t the persons therein specified are licensed under this Ordinance.

(3) The absence of the name of any person from such list shall be evidence, until the contrary is proved, that such person is not licensed under this Ordinance.

11.—(1) The Director of Medical Services may appoint by writing under his hand any Government officer to be an inspector under this Ordinance.

(2) Any licensing officer or inspector may enter the premises of any person licensed under this" Ordinance or authorized under section 8 (6) a t all reasonable times and inspect all books and stocks therein. [Amended] by Ordinance 14 of 1928, S. 6.]

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Any licensing officer or inspector may apply of ?ers aKnd nnwhase any article advertised for sale or exposed inspectors

nMale or on sale, which he knows or has reason to !iipve to consist of or contain any deleterious drug, samples, nd the person in possession or charge of such article

sUpply such article to him and shall not charge ore than the advertised or a reasonable price therefor.If. The licensing officer or inspector m aking any such i rchase may select the actual case, bottle or package hich he requires, or may dem and to be served from nv receptacle pointed out by him, and the person n" possession or charge shall comply w ith such quirement or demand.zo\ a ny person who w ithout reasonable excuse Penalty,

-ontravenes any provision of this section shall be iable to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.(4) a licensing officer or inspector purchasing any rticle with the intention of subm itting the same _ o nalysis shall imm ediately on completion of the urchase-—

(a) notify to the seller or his agent selling the article his intention to have the same analysed ;

(&) divide the same into three parts ;(c) mark and seal or fasten up each one of the parts

in such m anner as its nature will perm it; id) deliver one of the parts to the seller or his agent

and another to the Government Analyst, or a Deputy Government Analyst, for analysis, and

(e) retain the th ird p art for comparison.

13—(1) If a licensing officer or inspector suspects Examination that a postal article as defined in the Post Office Ordin- art£les ance (<Chapter 71) contains any deleterious drug sent suspecte by post in contravention of any provision of this deleter;ous Ordinance, he m ay detain the article. drugs-

(2) When a postal article is detained under subsection(1), the licensing officer or inspector shall send a notice in writing requiring the attendance a t the post office a t a specified time of the addressee of such postal article, or of some agent deputed in w riting by such addressee, and such postal article shall then be opened by the addressee or his agent in the presence of the licensing

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officer or inspector, and of an officer of th e P osta Departm ent deputed for the purpose by the Director General of Posts and Telegraphs or by his Deputy

(3) If the addressee or his agent fails to attend ii pursuance of the notice or refuses to open the article the same shall be opened by the officer of the Posta Departm ent in the presence of the licensing officer o inspector, as the case m ay be.

(4) W hen a postal article has been opened under thi section, the licensing officer or inspector may, if hi suspects th a t the article contains deleterious drugs ii respect of which an offence has been committed unde this Ordinance, take samples of the contents foi analysis, and the postal article m ay be retained by the Postal Departm ent un til it has been determined whethei or not it contained deleterious drugs in respect of whict an offence has been committed.

(5) I f it is determined th a t the postal article does not contain deleterious drugs in respect of which an offenci has been committed, it shall be delivered to the addressee.

(6 ) If a Police M agistrate is satisfied that a postal article detained under this section contains a deleterious drug in respect of which an offence has been com m itted, he shall, on application made by or on behalf of the Director of Medical Services, order the postal a rtic le to be forfeited to the Crown.

[Added by Ordinance 58 of 1935,.S. S . ]

14.—(1) A ny licensing officer or inspector m a y a t all reasonable times inspect all weights, measures and instrum ents for weighing used by or in the possession of any person or on any premises for use for weighing deleterious drugs.

(2) Any person who on dem and made by a licensing officer or inspector neglects or refuses to produce for inspection any such weights, measures or instruments for weighing used by him or in his possession, or on his premises, or refuses to perm it the licensing officer or inspector to examine or remove for examination the same, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, and for a second or subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.

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15.—(1) Any person who shall import, cause to be ported, or take any steps preparatory to importing,

ny deleterious drug into the Colony except in pursu it of and in accordance w ith the provisions of this rdinance, shall be guilty of an offence under this rdinance.(2) An import authorization and certificate in the

ormi set out in the Second Schedule hereto perm itting e importation into the Colony of any deleterious drug

pecified therein m ay be granted by the Director of edical Services subject to such conditions as he shall eem fit to any person who m ay lawfully im port such

(3) Every import authorization and certificate shall issued in duplicate, of which one copy shall be for-

arded by the intending im porter to the person from horn the drug is to be obtained.(4) No deleterious drug shall be imported into the

’olony, unless the person to whom the drug is consignedin possession of a valid and subsisting import

uthorization and certificate granted in pursuance ofhis section.(5) Every deleterious drug im ported into the Colony

rom a country which is a party to the International (invention shall be accompanied by a valid and ubsisting export authorization or diversion certificate.

[Substituted by Ordinance 58 of 1935, S. 9.]

16.—(1) Any person who shall export, cause to be xported, or take any steps preparatory to exporting ny deleterious drug from the Colony except in pursu- nce of and in accordance w ith the provisions of this rdinance, shall be guilty of an offence under this rdinance.(2) Upon the production of any import certificate duly sued by the competent authority in any country, it hall be lawful for the Director of Medical Services to sue an export authorization in the form B set out in he Second Schedule hereto in respect of any drug ferred to in the im port certificate to any person who

» named as the exporter in such certificate, and is, ader the provisions of this Ordinance, otherwise law- u% entitled to export such drug from the Colony. The xport authorization shall be prepared in triplicate and

Im port.

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two copies shall be issued to the exporter, who shall sen! one copy with the drug to which it refers when sucl drug is exported. The Director of Medical Servie! shall send the th ird copy direct to the appropriai authority of the country of ultim ate destination Where the intended exportation is to a country whicl is not a party to the In ternational Convention, it shal not be necessary to produce an import certificate J aforesaid. In all cases it shall be in the absolut! discretion of the Director of Medical Services to issue a refuse an export authorization, as he may see fit.

(3) No deleterious drug shall be exported from th Colony, unless the consignor is in possession of a valiJ and subsisting export authorization relating to sue] drug granted under this Ordinance.

(4) At the time of exportation of any deleterious druj the exporter shall produce to the Director of Medica Services the deleterious drug, the export authorization relating thereto, and such other evidence as the Directoj of Medical Services m ay require to satisfy him that th drug is being lawfully exported to the place and persoi named in the authorization which refers to it.

[Added by Ordinance 58 of 1935, S. 9.]17.—(1) No person shall bring any deleterious druj

to the Colony in transit unless—(а) the drug is in course of transit from a countr

from which it may lawfully be exported, t another country into which such drug ma lawfully be im ported; and

(б ) except where the drug comes from a countrnot a party to the International Convention it is accompanied by a valid and subsistin' export authorization or diversion certificate as the case m ay be; and

(c) where the drug is raw opium, it is alsi accompanied by a valid and subsistingimport authorization issued by a competenauthority in the im porting country.

(2 ) W here any deleterious drug in transit iiaccompanied by an export authorization or diversioi certificate and the Superintendent has reasonabligrounds for believing tha t such authorization o certificate is false, or th a t it has been obtained by fraui

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L wilful misrepresentation of a m aterial particular, it Jshall be lawful for the Superintendent to seize and Ltain the drug to which such authorization or ■certificate relates. Upon being satisfied th a t such [authorization or certificate is valid or has not been [obtained by fraud or m isrepresentation as aforesaid the [Superintendent shall release the drug.

(3) Where the deleterious drug in transit is not ccompanied by an export authorization or diversion ertificate by reason of the fact th a t the drug comes

Ifrom a country not a party to the In ternational Convent i o n and the Superintendent has reasonable grounds for (believing that such drug is being conveyed in an

alawful manner or for an unlaw ful purpose or is in ourse of transit for the purpose of being imported into nother country in contravention of the laws of that ountry, it shall be lawful for the Superintendent to

Iseize and detain the drug.I (4) Where a deleterious drug brought into the Colony lin transit is landed, or transhipped in the Colony, it kail remain under the control of the Superintendent land shall be moved only under and in accordance w ith la removal licence granted in pursuance of section 18 Ihereof.

(5) Nothing in this section contained shall be deemed Ito apply to any deleterious drug in transit by post or in [transit by air if the aircraft passes over the Colony I without landing, or to such quantities of deleterious [drugs as may, bond -fide, reasonably form part of the [medical stores of any ship.

Any person contravening the provisions of this [section shall be guilty of an offence under this {Ordinance.

[Added by Ordinance 58 of 1935, S. 9.]

18.—(1) No person shall—(ffl) remove any deleterious drug from the

conveyance by which it is brought into the Colony in transit, or

(&) in any way move any such drug in the Colony at any tim e after removal from such conveyance except under and in accordance w ith a licence (in the form C set out in the Second Schedule hereto and in this Ordinance

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Tam pering with drugs in t ran s it .

Diversion.

referred to as a “ removal licence” ) issued 1 the Director of Medical Services. In . cases it shall be in the absolute discretion' the Director of Medical Services to issue refuse a removal licence as he shall deem fi

(2) No removal licence for the transfer of any sut drug to any conveyance for removal out of the Color shall be issued unless and until a valid and subsistii export authorization or diversion certificate relating it is produced to the Director of Medical Services, sai that where the drug has come from a country not party to the Convention this subsection shall not appl

(3) The provisions of this section shall not apply i deleterious drugs in transit by post.

(4) Any person contravening the provisions of th section shall be guilty of an offence under th Ordinance.

[.Section added by Ordinance 58 of 1935, S . 9.]

19. Any person who causes any deleterious drug < raw opium in transit to be subjected to any procès which would alter its nature, or wilfully opens or break any package containing a deleterious drug in trans except upon the instructions of the Superintendent an in such m anner as he m ay direct, shall be guilty of a offence under this Ordinance. [Added by Ordinanc 58 Of 1935, S. 9.]

20.—(1) No person shall, except under the authorit of a diversion certificate in the form D set out in th Second Schedule hereto, cause or procure any deli terious drug brought into the Colony in transit to b diverted to any destination other than that to which was originally consigned. In the case of any drug i transit accompanied by an export authorization or diversion certificate issued by a competent authority < some other country, the country to which the drug wa originally consigned shall be deemed to be the countr stated in such export authorization or diversio certificate to be the country of destination.

(2) The Director of Medical Services may in hi absolute discretion issue a diversion certificate in respec of any deleterious drug in transit upon production t him of a valid and subsisting im port certificate issue* by a competent authority in the country to which it i

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to divert the drug, or if th a t country is not a to the International Convention, upon such

e v id e n c e as may satisfy him that the drug is to be sent in a lawful m anner and for a proper purpose.(3) A diversion certificate shall be issued in duplicate ;

oDe copy thereof shall accompany the drug when it is exported from the Colony. A nother copy shall be despatched by the Director of Medical Services direct to the proper authority in the country to which the consignment has been diverted.(4) Upon the issue of a diversion certificate, the export

authorization or diversion certificate (if any) accompanying the drug on its arrival in the Colony shall be detained by the Director of Medical Services and returned to the authority issuing such authorization or diversion certificate together w ith a notification of the name of the country to which such drug has been diverted.

(5) Any person contravening the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence under this Ordinance.

[Added by Ordinance 58 of 1935, S. 9.]2 1 — (1) If any ship is used for the importation or

exportation of any deleterious drug contrary to this Ordinance or for the receipt or storage of any deleterious drug imported contrary thereto, the owner and master thereof shall be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars unless it is proved to the satisfaction of the Court tha t the owner or m aster was not implicated in the placing or keeping of such deleterious drug on board the ship and tha t the offence in question was committed w ithout his knowledge, consent or connivance, and the ship may be detained by order of the Court until security has been given for such sum as the Court orders, not exceeding ten thousand dollars.

(2) Except in the case of deleterious drugs consigned to or by the Director of Medical Services and except as authorized by section 15, 16, 18 or 20, the finding of any deleterious drug on board any ship shall be prima facie evidence that the ship has been used for the importation or exportation of deleterious drugs contrary to this Ordinance or for the receipt or storage of deleterious

P en a lty if ship used fo r the unlaw ful im portation o r exporta tion of deleterious drugs.

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Keeping or using a place fo r adm in istra tion of deleterious drug.

Presum ptions.

drugs imported contrary thereto. [Amended J Ordinance 58 of 1935, S. 10.] 1

(3) For the purposes of this section the expressioj “ m aster” shall include every person, except a pilot* having command or charge of the ship.

22 .—(1) A ny person shall be guilty of an offence whcl

(a) being the occupier of any house or place, antinot being a medical practitioner or license» dentist, keeps or uses such house or place foil the purpose of the administration of a| deleterious drug to, or the smoking of J deleterious drug by, a hum an being : ol [.Amended by Ordinance 58 of 1935, S. 21.1

(b) being the owner or occupier of any house oilplace, perm its such house or place to be used! for the purpose of the administration of a| deleterious drug to, or the smoking of a deleterious drug by, a hum an being by any person other than a medical practitioner or licensed dentist or a person acting under the directions of a medical practitioner. [.Amended by Ordinance 58 of 1935, S. 11.]

(2) A house or place shall be deemed to be used for the purpose of the adm inistration or smoking of a deleterious drug if it is used for th a t purpose even on one occasion only. [Am ended by Ordinance 58 of 1935, S. 11.]

(3) A person shall be deemed to be the occupier of a house or place if he has the use, tem porarily or otherwise, or if he has or appears to have the care or m anagem ent of such house or place. '

(4) If any syringe or deleterious drug suitable for hypoderm ic injection or any pipe or deleterious drug suitable for smoking is found in any house or place, or upon any person therein, it shall be presumed u n til the contrary is proved th a t the house or place is used for the purpose of the adm inistration of a deleterious drug to, or the smoking of a deleterious drug by, a human being, and th a t the occupier permits such house or place to be used for such purpose. [Amended by Ordinance 58 of 1935, S. 11.]

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23—(1) W hen any person has been convicted of an offence under section 22 not being the owner of the house o r place in respect of which the offence was committed, §e Chief Police Officer shall cause notice thereof in the English, Malay, Chinese and Tam il languages to be served on the owner of such house or place.(2) If the owner is not known, the said notice shall be

served on the person inscribed in the books kept under any Municipal Ordinance for the time being in force as the owner of such house or place, and such person shall be deemed to be the owner of such house or place for the purposes of this Ordinance.(3) Where the nam e of the owner is not known, a

notice addressed to the “ owner” of the house or place, without further description, shall be deemed to be sufficiently addressed.(4) Where the address of the owner is not known, the

notice may be served by being affixed to any outer door or window or any conspicuous p a rt of the house or place in respect of which the offence was committed.(5) If within a period of six m onths from the date of

service of such notice the house or place in respect of which the notice was given is used for the purpose of the administration of any deleterious drug to or the smoking of a deleterious drug by, a hum an being, it shall be presumed until the contrary is proved that such house or place was used for the said purpose w ith the permission of the owner thereof. [Amended by Or diurne 58 of 1935, S. 12.]

24—(1) Any person, other than a person acting under the directions of a medical practitioner or of a dentist registered under paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of section 7 of the Registration of Dentists Ordinance (Chapter 66), or of a veterinary surgeon, who—

(a) is found in possession of ; or(b) is proved to have had possession of;

any deleterious drug, shall be guilty of an offence, unless he is or was at the time of such possession authorized in that behalf by a licence under th is Ordinance or by section 8 (6 ). [Amended by Ordinance 14 of 1928 S. 7, and Ordinance 58 of 1935, S. 13.]

(2) Any person who is proved to have had in his possession or under his control any thing whatsoever

Notice of offence under section 22 to be given to owner of house.

Presum ption

Offences re la ting to possession.

Presum ptions.

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Prescribed books to be kept.

P enalty fo r fa iling to keep proper books.

P en a lty for being in possession of w rong quantity .

containing any deleterious drug shall, until, the contrary is proved, be deemed to have been in possession of such drug, and shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to have known the nature of such drug.

(3) Any person who is proved to have had in his possession or under his control or subject to his order any document of title relating to any thing whatsoever containing any deleterious drug shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to have been in possession of such drug, and shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to have known the nature of such drug.

25 .—(1) Every person licensed under this Ordinance or authorized under section 8 (6 ) shall a t all times keep proper books in the English language showing such particulars of all deleterious drugs purchased, sold, and in stock, as are prescribed. [.Amended by Ordinance 14 of 1928, S. S.]

(2) Any person who fails to comply w ith subsection(1) shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars or to imprisonm ent of either description for a term not exceeding twelve months, or to both.. (3) A ny person licensed under this Ordinance or

authorized under section 8 (6) who is found in possession or control of a greater or less quantity of deleterious drugs than he ought to be according to such books shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars or to imprisonm ent of either description for a term not exceeding twelve months, or to both; provided th a t he shall not be held liable for any deficiency which he proves to have been caused by evaporation or loss in weighing or m easuring or by leakage, breakage or other accident. [A m ended by Ordinance 14 of 1928, S. S.]

(4) No person shall, on conviction of an offence under this section, be sentenced to im prisonm ent without the option of a fine or to pay a fine exceeding five hundred dollars, if the Court before which the conviction is had is satisfied th a t the offence was committed through inadvertence and was not preparatory to, or committed in course of, or in connection w ith, the commission or intended commission of any other offence under this Ordinance.

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26. Any person, other than an authorized practitioner or a licensed dentist or a person acting under the directions of an authorized practitioner or a medical officer to whom section 5 applies, shall be guilty of an offence who adm inisters any deleterious drug to any person. [ Substituted by Ordinance IA of 1928, S. 9 .]

27.—(1) Any person shall be guilty of an offencewho—

(a) administers to himself or suffers any otherperson, not being a medical practitioner or a licensed dentist, or a person acting under the directions of a medical practitioner, to administer to him any deleterious drug ; or

(b) is found in any house or place kept or used forthe purposes specified in section 2 2 (1) (6 ) in order th a t any deleterious drug m ay be administered to, or smoked by, him. [Substituted by Ordinance 58 of 1935, S. 24 ]

(2) Any person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars.

28. Any person other than a person authorized by section 5 or acting in accordance w ith a licence or authorization under section 8 or 15 or 16 or 18 or 20 or 33, shall be guilty of an offence who, whether on his own behalf or on behalf of any other person, buys or sells, or supplies or procures, or otherwise deals in, or offers to deal in any deleterious drug, whether such drug be in the Colony or elsewhere, and whether it be ascertained or appropriated or in existence or not :

Provided th a t th is section shall not apply to a person who buys or procures for bond fide medical use a deleterious drug sold to him by a licensed person who has sold the same under section 32.

[Substituted by Ordinance 58 of 1935, S. 15.]29.—(1) Save as in this section hereafter provided,

any person who cultivates, buys, sells or otherwise deals in, or has in his possession, the whole or anypart of—

{a) any plant of the genus of the Erythroxylaceæ from the leaves of which cocaine can be extracted either directly or by chemical transform ation; or

A dm inistra tion of deleterious drug to others.

Selfadm in istra tion of deleterious drug.

R estric tions on dealings in deleterious drugs.

Possessionof fam ily o fE ry th roxy l-aceae,Cannabissa tiva andP apaversom niferumprohibited.

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Dealings in resin of Cannabis sa tiva prohibited.

Exemptions.

Generalpenalty.

Photographs and finger impressions.

(b) any plant of the species Cannabis sativa orl Papaver somniferum ;

shall be guilty of an offence.(2) Save as in this section hereafter provided, anyl

person who—(a) imports, exports, buys, sells or otherwise deals!

in, or has in his possession, the resin of| Cannabis sativa ; or

(b) extracts the resin from the said plant, or manu-lfactures any preparation of which such resin | forms the base;

shall be guilty of an offence.(3) Nothing in subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall!

apply if the substance therein nam ed or referred to is I in transit accompanied by an export authorization orJ by a diversion certificate.

(4) Nothing in subsection (1) or (2) of this section I shall apply to extract of Ind ian Hemp or tincture of I Ind ian Hemp if otherwise lawfully possessed under I this Ordinance, or to the seeds of the plant Papaver) somniferum.

[>Substituted by Ordinance 58 of 1935, S. 16.]30. Any person who is guilty of an offence under |

section 4, 15(1), 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28 or 29, or is guilty of any other offence under this Ordinance I for which no penalty is specifically provided, shall bel liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars or to imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or to both. [Amended by\ Ordinance 58 of 1935, S. 17.]

3 1 .—(1) Any Court by which a person is convicted] of an offence under section 4, 15(1), 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,1 22, 24, 26, 28 or 29 and sentenced to pay a fine may order th a t a photograph of such person be taken by such police officer, and th a t the finger impressions of such person be taken by a police officer in the presence of | such officer of the Court, as is specified in the order. [Amended by Ordinance 58 of 1935, S. 18.]

(2) A statem ent in any certificate purporting to bel signed by the officer having the custody of the records of any Court and sealed w ith the seal of such Court that a person named therein has been convicted by such

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I Court of an offence under this Ordinance, and th a t the I finger impressions which appear on such certificate are I those of the person so convicted, shall be evidence of theI facts so stated.I [Section substituted by Ordinance 14 of 1928, S. 11.]

32—(1) No person licensed under section 8 shall sell any deleterious drug unless—

(a) the receiver is the holder of a licence undersection 8 (1), or a person authorized under section 8 (6), or is a sh ip’s surgeon ; provided that in the last case the prescription or order is signed by the sh ip’s surgeon and is endorsed by the m aster or local agent of the ship; or [Substituted by Ordinance 14 of 1928, S. 12.]

(b) the deleterious drug is furnished upon a w rittenprescription or order dated and signed by a medical practitioner ; and

(c) the prescription or order also specifies—(i) the name and address of the person for

whose use the prescription or order is given;

(ii) the name and total amount of the drugto be sold; and

(iii) if required to be sold more than once,the num ber of times, not exceeding three, and the intervals at which the drug m ay be supplied.

(2) In the case of a sale under subsection (1), the following conditions m ust be fulfilled :—

{a) the seller m ust be reasonably satisfied tha t the signature affixed to the prescription or order is in fact the signature of the person purporting to sign it, and th a t th a t person is a medical practitioner or a ship’s surgeon ;

(6) the seller m ust make or cause to be made an entry in a book to be kept for tha t purpose containing the date of the sale, the name and address of the receiver, the name and quantity of the article sold, and, in the case of a sale to a sh ip’s surgeon or upon a prescription or order, the signature of the receiver or the words “ signed order” followed by the

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name of the medical practitioner and the date upon which the drug is sold;

(c) the seller m ust retain the prescription or orderand preserve it for a period of two years; and

(d) the drug, if sent by post, m ust be sent b y registered or insured post and there shall be clearly and conspicuously written or printed on the outside cover of the package the words “ Deleterious D rugs” . Such package shall not be redirected to any place outside the Colony : [,Substituted by Ordinance 5$of 1935, S. 29.]

Provided that, if a seller is reasonably satisfied that a medical practitioner desiring to purchase a deleterious drug urgently requires it for the purpose of his profession, but is, by reason of some emergency, unable, before delivery, either to furnish to the seller an order in w riting duly signed, or to attend and sign the said book, the seller m ay send the deleterious drug to the purchaser to be handed over to him either in exchange for such an order or on an undertaking by the purchaser to furnish such an order to the seller w ith in the twenty-four hours next following :

Provided also that, if any purchaser by w h o m any such undertaking as aforesaid has been given fails to deliver to the seller a signed order in accordance with the undertaking, or if any person for the purpose of obtaining delivery of any deleterious drug under the foregoing proviso makes a statem ent which is to his knowledge false, he shall be liable on conviction before a D istrict Court to the penalty prescribed in subsection (5).

(3) No prescription or order which includes a n y deleterious drug shall be available for use upon m o r e than one occasion, unless the prescription or order sh a ll so specify, in which case it shall be available on n o t more than three occasions, and at the intervals sp e c if ie d in the prescription or order.

(4) Every person dispensing a deleterious drug upon a prescription shall enter on the prescription b y stamp or in w riting in an indelible m anner the name of the holder of the licence under which such deleterious drug is dispensed or the name of the person authorized under

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section 8 (6) by whose authority such deleterious drug is dispensed, and the date of the dispensing. [Amended by Ordinance 14 of 1928, S. 12.]

(5) A n y person who contravenes this section shall be liable on conviction before a District Court to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars or to imprisonm ent of either description for a term which m ay extend to twelve months, or to both.

(6) In this section the words “ sell” , w ith its gram matical variations and cognate expressions, includes “supply” . [Substituted by Ordinance 14 of 1928, S. 12.]

33.—(1) No person shall m anufacture any deleterious drug except under and in accordance w ith the conditions and restrictions of a licence issued by the Colonial Secretary and on premises specified in the said licence.

(2) Every such licensee shall keep books in the English language showing the quantities of deleterious drugs manufactured, the quantities sold or otherwise distributed, and the quantities in stock, together w ith the names and addresses of the persons to whom the said drugs were sold or otherwise distributed.

All such books shall be produced for inspection upon demand made by the Director of Medical Services or any officer authorized by him in writing.

(3)—(a) Every person who m anufactures deleteriousdrugs in contravention of subsection (1) or in contravention of the conditions or restrictions imposed by a licence issued under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction before a District Court to a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars or to imprisonm ent of either description for a term not exceeding three years, or to both.

(b) Every person failing to comply w ith subsection (2 ) shall be liable on conviction before a Police Court to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or to im prisonment of either description for a term not exceeding six months, or to both, and for a second or subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or to

Control ot m anufacture of certain deleterious drugs.

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P enalty fo rsupplyingfalseinformation.

Penalty foren teringfalseinform ation.

P enalty fo rmakingfalsedocument.

A rrestwithoutw arran t.

imprisonment of either description for a I term not exceeding twelve months or to both.

34 .—(1) Any person who wilfully supplies false information as to any particulars required to be entered in any book under rules made under this Ordinance shall be liable to im prisonm ent of either description for a term which may extend to twelve months.

(2) Any person who enters in any book kept under rules made under this Ordinance false information as to any particulars prescribed to be entered therein shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, unless it is proved th a t such person had good reason to believe such information to be true.

3 5 .—(1) A ny person who makes a false document for the purpose of obtaining any deleterious drug from any person licensed under this Ordinance or authorized under section 8 (6 ), and any person who uses such a false document knowing or having reason to believe it to be false, shall be punished w ith imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to twelve months. [Am ended by Ordinance 14 of 1928, S. 13.]

(2) Such offences shall be tried by a District Court.(3) For the purposes of this section the expression

“ makes a false docum ent” has the meaning assigned to it in the Penal Code.

3 6 .—(1) Any police officer m ay arrest without w arrant—

(a) any person found comm itting or attempting tocommit or employing or aiding any person to commit an offence under th is Ordinance;

(b) any person whom he reasonably suspects tohave in his possession any article liable to forfeiture under this Ordinance.

(2 ) any revenue officer m ay arrest without w arrant—

(a) any person found comm itting or attempting to commit or employing or aiding any person to commit an offence under section 15(1), 16,17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28 or 29. [.Amended by Ordinance 58 of 1935, S. 20.]

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(p) any person whom he reasonably suspects to have in his possession any deleterious drug liable to forfeiture under this Ordinance.

(3) Every person so arrested shall, together w ith any article as to which an offence m ay have been committed, or attempted to be committed, be taken to a police station.

37 .—(1) W henever it appears to any Justice of the Peace upon the oath of any person th a t there is reasonable cause to believe tha t in any dwelling-house or shop or any building or place there is concealed or deposited any article liable to forfeiture under this Ordinance, or any books or documents directly or indirectly relating to or connected w ith any transaction or dealing which was, or any intended transaction or dealing which would if carried out be, an offence under this Ordinance, or in the case of a transaction or dealing carried out oi intended to be carried out in any place outside the Colony, an offence against the provisions of any corresponding law in force in th a t place, or there is committed any offence under section 22 or 33 (1), such Justice of the Peace may, by his w arran t directed to any officer qualified to search, empower such officer by day or by night—

(a) to enter such dwelling-house, shop, building orplace and there to search for and take possession of any article liable to forfeiture under this Ordinance or any such book or document as aforesaid found in such place ; and

(b) to arrest any person being in such dwelling-house, shop, building or place in whose possession any such article, book or document is found, or whom such officer reasonably suspects to have concealed or deposited any such article, book or document.

(2) Such officer may, if necessary—(a) break open any outer or inner door of such

dwelling-house, shop, building or place and enter thereinto ;

(b) forcibly enter such place and every pa rt thereof ;(c) remove by force any obstruction to such entry,

search, seizure and removal as he is empowered to effect;

Issue of search w a r ra n t by a Justice of the Peace.

A rrest.

Pow er of forcible en try and seizure.

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Whensearch may be made w ithout w a rran t .

Compensation for damage caused by search.

Obstruction of inspection o r search.

(id) detain every person found in such place until I such place has been searched.

38.—(1) W henever it appears to any officer qualified I to search tha t there is reasonable cause to believe that I in any dwelling-house, shop, or any building or place I there is concealed or deposited any article liable to I forfeiture under this Ordinance or any such book or I document as is described in section 37, or there is com- I m itted any offence under section 22 or 33 (1), and he has I good grounds for believing tha t by reason of the delay I in obtaining a search w arran t the object of the search is likely to be frustrated, he m ay exercise in, upon and in respect of such dwelling-house, shop, building or place all the powers in section 37 mentioned in as full and ample a m anner as if he were empowered to do so by j

w arrant issued under the said section.(2) Every officer qualified to search shall be entitled

to exercise in, upon and in respect of any ship, not being or having the status of a ship of war, or any islet, landing place or wharf, or any warehouse or place adjoining a wharf, and used in connection therewith, all the powers in section 37 mentioned in as full and ample a m anner as if he were empowered to do so by w arran t issued under the said section.

39.—(1) If any search made w ithout w arrant under this Ordinance is unsuccessful and there is no reason to suppose th a t any article liable to forfeiture under this Ordinance has been throw n away or otherwise disposed of in order to avoid detection, the officer by whom or at whose request such search was made shall cause to be repacked any goods unpacked during such search, and shall make good any damage caused thereby.

(2) In the event of any dispute as to the amount of any damage so caused the same shall be summarily ascertained and determined by a Police Court.

40.—(1) Any person who—(a) refuses any officer access to any place or ship; or(b) obstructs or hinders him in effecting any

entrance which he is entitled to effect under this Ordinance, or in m aking any inspection or search authorized by this Ordinance, or

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in the execution of any duty imposed or power conferred by this Ordinance; or

(c) refuses or neglects to give any information which may reasonably be required of him and which he has it in his power to give ;

shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.

(2) A ny person who furnishes as true information which he knows or has reason to believe to be false shall be guilty of an offence under section 177 of the Penal Code.

41.—(1) Except where by this Ordinance it is otherwise provided, every offence for which a m aximum penalty of one thousand dollars or twelve m onths’ imprisonment is prescribed m ay be tried by a Police Jourt, and every offence for which any higher penalty is provided m ay be tried by a District Court, and any such Court may, notw ithstanding the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code, award the full punishm ent irovided for the offence.(2) A ll fines and forfeitures under this Ordinance

shall be delivered to the licensing officer of the Settlement and shall be disposed of in such m anner as is prescribed.

42.—(1) The period of imprisonm ent imposed by a Mice Court or District Court in default of paym ent of a tine under this Ordinance shall in no case exceed the maximum fixed by the following scale :—

Where the line— The periodshall not exceed

does not exceed one hundreddollars two m onths ;

exceeds one hundred dollars, butdoes not exceed five hundreddollars four m onths;

exceeds five hundred dollars, bu tdoes not exceed one thousanddollars six m onths ;

exceeds on thousand dollars, butdoes not exceed five thousanddollars twelve

m onths ;exceeds five thousand dollars ... two years.

Jurisd ic tion of Courts.

Disposal of fines and forfeitu res .

Im prisonm ent in default of paym ent of fine.

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Abetment.

M atte rs to be dealt w ith by C ourts on the m erits.

P rotectioninform ersfromdiscovery.

(2 ) W here a person sentenced to a term of imprisonm ent and also to a fine undergoes im prisonm ent in default of paym ent of the fine, the imprisonm ent so undergone shall be in addition to such other im prisonm ent as is imposed by the sentence.

43. Any person who in the Colony aids, abets, counsels or procures the commission in any placé outside the Colony of any offence punishable under the provisions of any corresponding law in that place, or does any act preparatory to or in furtherance of any act which if committed in the Colony would constitute an offence under this Ordinance, shall be liable on conviction before a District Court to a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars or to imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding three years, or to both.

44. On any tria l before a Police Court or District Court and in any proceeding on appeal in the High Court relating in any of the above cases to the seizure of articles subject to forfeiture under this Ordinance, the Court shall proceed to such trial and to the hearing of such appeal on the merits of the case only, without reference to m atters of form and without inquiring into the m anner or form of m aking any seizure, excepting in so far as the m atter and form of seizure are evidence on such merits, and it is hereby declared that it is not necessary to negative by evidence any licence, authority , or other m atter of exception or defence, and th a t the burden of proving any such m atter lies on the person seeking to avail himself thereof.

45.—(1) Except as hereinafter provided, no complaint as to an offence under this Ordinance or any rules made thereunder shall be admitted in evidence in any civil or crim inal proceeding whatsoever, and no witness shall be obliged or perm itted to disclose the name or address of any informer, or state any m atter which m ight lead to his discovery.

(2) If any books, documents or papers which are in evidence or liable to inspection in any civil or criminal proceeding whatsoever contain any entry in which any informer is named or described or which might lead

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to his discovery, the Court before which the proceeding is had shall cause all such passages to be concealed from view or to be obliterated so far as is necessary to protect the informer from discovery, bu t no further.

(3) If on a trial for any offence under this Ordinance the Court, after full inquiry into the case, is of opinion that the informer wilfully made in his complaint a material statem ent which he knew or believed to be false or did not believe to be true, or if in any other proceeding the Court is of opinion that justice cannot be fully done between the parties thereto without the discovery of the informer, the Court may require the production of the original complaint, if in writing, and permit inquiry and require full disclosure concerning the informer.

46.—(1) Whenever two or more persons are charged with any offence under this Ordinance, the Police Court or District Court may require one or more of them to give evidence as a witness or witnesses for the prosecution.

(2) Any such person who refuses to be sworn or to answer any lawful question shall be liable to be dealt with in the same m anner as witnesses so refusing may by law be dealt w ith by a Police Court.

(3) Every person so required to give evidence, who in the opinion of the Court makes true and full discovery of all things as to which he is lawfully examined, shall be entitled to receive a certificate of indemnity under the hand of the Magistrate or District Judge, stating th a t he has made a true and full discovery of all things as to which he was examined, and such certificate shall be a bar to all legal proceedings against him in respect of all such things as aforesaid.

47. All deleterious drugs, syringes, pipes, books and documents, and articles the possession of which is prohib ited under section 29, in respect of which any offence under this Ordinance or any breach of the restrictions or conditions subject to or upon which any licence has been granted has been or is being committed, and all deleterious drugs, syringes, pipes and such articles as aforesaid found w ithout an

Exception.

R equiring accused persons to giveevidence.

Forfe itu re .

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apparent owner, together w ith the receptacles and packages in which such deleterious drugs, syringes pipes or articles are found, may be seized by any policé or revenue officer, and upon the conviction of any person of such offence or breach shall be forfeited, and in any other case m ay be forfeited if the Court so orders. [Substituted by Ordinance 58 of 1935, S. 21.]

Euies. 48.— (1) The Governor in Council m ay make rulesfor any of the following purposes :—

(a) to control and regulate the manufacture,possession, distribution, and sale of deleterious drugs;

(b) to control and regulate the issue by medicalpractitioners of prescriptions containing deleterious drugs, and the dispensing of any such prescriptions;

(c) to prescribe the forms and conditions of licencesto be issued by licensing officers, and the form of the lists to be published under section 10;

(d) to prescribe the books to be kept by personslicensed under this Ordinance or authorizec under section 8 (6), and the particulars to be entered therein; [Am ended by Ordinance 14 of 1928, S. 14-~\

(e) to exempt any preparation containing anydeleterious drug from any of the provisions of this Ordinance relating to the manufacture, possession, sale, distribution or use, w ithin the Colony, of deleterious drugs;

(/) to prescribe the m anner in which fines anc forfeitures under this Ordinance shall be disposed of;

(jg) generally to carry out th is Ordinance.(2) All rules made by the Governor in Council under

th is Ordinance shall be published in the Gazette anc shall be laid before the Legislative Council, and no such rules shall come into force until approved by a resolution of that Council.

(3) Any rule made and approved as provided in this section shall have the same force and effect as if it had been enacted in th is Ordinance.

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49. Any person who fails to conform to any rule > under this Ordinance shall be liable to a fine not

e x ce ed in g five thousand dollars.

50.—(1) Any person licensed under this Ordinance, lor authorized under section 8(6), who would be liable [under this Ordinance or any rules made thereunder to any punishment, penalty or forfeiture for any act,

I omission, neglect or default shall, except in the casethe penalty provided by section 34(1), be liable to

I le same punishment, penalty or forfeiture for every such act, omission, neglect or default of any agent or servant employed by him in the course of his business as such licensed or authorized person, if such act, omission, neglect or default is committed by such agent or servant in the course of his employment by such licensed or authorized person. [Amended by \Ordinance 14 of 1928, S. 15.]

(2) Every agent or servant employed by a person [licensed under this Ordinance, or authorized under section 8 (6), in the course of his business as such licensed or authorized person shall also be liable to every punishment, penalty or forfeiture prescribed by this Ordinance or any rules made thereunder for such acts, omissions, neglects or defaults as fully and effectually as if such agent or servant had been the person licensed or authorized. [Amended by |Ordinance 14 of 1928, S. 1 5 . ]

51. Where a person convicted of an offence under I this Ordinance is a company, the chairm an and every director and every officer concerned in the management of the company shall be guilty of the like offence, unless he proves that the act constituting the offence took |place without his knowledge or consent.

52. Nothing done by any officer of the Government I in the course of his duties shall be . deemed to be an |offence under this Ordinance.

53. All licensing officers and inspectors under this | Ordinance shall be deemed to be public servants w ithin

meaning of the Penal Code.

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P en a lty fo r breach of rule.

Liability of licensed employer fo r act of servant.

Liability of se rvan t or agent.

Liability of officers of a company.

Saving fo r acts of Governm ent officers.

Officers to be deemed public servants.


Pow er toexem ptcertainp repara tionsfrom theOrdinance.

54. If the Governor in Council shall at any time declare th a t a finding w ith respect to any preparation containing any deleterious drug has, in pursuance of Article 8 of the International Opium Convention, been communicated by the Council of the League of Nations to the parties to the said Convention, the provisions o this Ordinance shall as from such date as may be appointed in the declaration cease to apply to the preparation specified therein.

F IR S T S C H E D U L E .

1. C ru d e c o ca in e .

2 . A n y e x t ra c t o r t in c tu r e o f In d ia n h e m p .

3 . M e d ic in a l O p iu m a n d g a le n ic a l p re p a ra t io n s th e re o f.

4 . M o rp h in e a n d its s a lts , a n d d ia c e ty lm o rp h in e (commonly k n o w n as d ia m o rp h in e o r h e ro in ) a n d th e o th e r este rs o f morphine a n d t h e i r re s p e c tiv e s a lts ;

5 . C o ca in e ( in c lu d in g s y n th e t ic c o c a in e ) a n d e cg o n in e and their re s p e c tiv e s a lts , a n d th e este rs o f e c g o n in e a n d th e ir respective s a lts ;

6. A n y s o lu t io n o r d i lu t io n o f m o rp h in e o r coca in e o r th e ir salts in an in e r t su b s ta n ce w h e th e r l iq u id o r s o lid , c o n ta in in g any p ro p o r t io n o f m o rp h in e o r c o c a in e , a n d a n y p re p a ra t io n , admixture, e x t ra c t o r o th e r su b s ta n ce (n o t b e in g su ch a s o lu t io n o r d ilu tio n as a fo re s a id ) c o n ta in in g n o t less th a n o n e - f if th p e r c e n t, o f morphine o r o n e - te n th p e r c e n t, o f co c a in e o r o f e c g o n in e .

7 . A n y p re p a ra t io n , a d m ix tu r e , e x t ra c t o r o th e r substance cont a in in g a n y p ro p o r t io n o f d ia c e ty lm o rp h in e ;

8. D ih y d ro h y d ro x y c o d e in o n e , d ih y d ro c o d e in o n e , d ih y d ro m o r-

p h in o n e , a c e ty ld ih y d ro c o d e in o n e , d ih y d ro m o r p h in e , th e ir e s te r s and

th e s a lts o f a n y o f these substances a n d o f t h e i r es te rs , niorphine-

N -o x id e (c o m m o n ly k n o w n as g e n o m o rp h in e ) , th e m o rp h in e -N -

o x id e d e r iv a t iv e s , a n d a n y o th e r p e n ta v a le n t n itro g e n m orphine

d e r iv a t iv e s ;

9. T h e b a in e a n d it s s a lts , a n d ( w i th th e e x c e p tio n o f methylmor- p h in e , c o m m o n ly k n o w n as co d e in e , a n d e th y lm o rp h in e , commonly k n o w n as d io n in e , a n d t h e i r re s p e c tiv e s a lts ) b e n z o y lm o rp h in e and

th e o th e r e th e rs o f m o rp h in e a n d t h e i r re s p e c tiv e s a lts ;

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10. A n y p re p a ra t io n , a d m ix tu re , e x t ra c t o r o th e r sub s tance containing a n y p ro p o r t io n o f a n y o f th e sub s tance s m e n tio n e d in

paragraph 8 o r in p a ra g ra p h 9 o f th is S c h e d u le .

Note:— I n th is S c h e d u le p e rc e n ta g e s in th e case o f l iq u id p re parations s h a ll be c a lc u la te d on th e b a s is th a t a p re p a ra t io n c o n taining one p e r c e n tu m o f a n y su b s ta n ce m ea ns a p re p a ra t io n in which one g ra m m e o f th e su b s ta n ce , i f a s o lid , o r one m i l l i l i t r e o f the substance, i f a l iq u id , is c o n ta in e d in e v e ry one h u n d re d m i l l i litres of the p re p a ra t io n , a n d so in p ro p o r t io n fo r a n y g re a te r o r less

percentage.

[Schedule su bstitu ted by Ordinance 58 of 1935, S . 23 .]

S E C O N D S C H E D U L E .

F o r m A ( S e c t i o n 15 (2 ) ) .

I N T E R N A T I O N A L O P IU M C O N V E N T IO N .

A u th o r iz a t io n N o ...........................................

F i le N o ...........................

D e l e t e r i o u s D r u g s O r d i n a n c e (Chapter 190).

IM P O R T A U T H O R I Z A T I O N A N D C E R T I F IC A T E

O F O F F I C I A L A P P R O V A L O F IM P O R T .

I, being th e p e rso n c h a rg e d w i t h th e a d m in is t r a t io n o f th e la w relating to th e d e le te r io u s d ru g s to w h ic h th e In te r n a t io n a l O p iu m

Conventions a p p ly , h e re b y c e r t i f y t h a t I h a v e a u th o r iz e d

(hereinafter called the “ im porter” )to im port th e d ru g s s p e c ifie d in th e S c h e d u le h e re to , w h ic h I am satisfied are re q u ire d : —

(1) * f o r le g it im a te p u rp o se s ( in th e case o f m e d ic in a l o p iu mo r coca le a f ) o r

(2) * s o le ly f o r m e d ic in a l o r s c ie n t if ic p u rpo ses ( in th e caseo f I n d ia n h e m p o r d ru g s to w h ic h C h a p te r I I I o f th e In te r n a t io n a l O p iu m C o n v e n tio n 1925 a p p lie s ) .

F rom

Here in se rt name and full postal address of im porter.

♦S t r ik e out words not applicable.

Here in se rt name and full postal address of exporter.

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T h is a u th o r iz a t io n is issu e d s u b je c t to th e fo l lo w in g conditions'1. T h e d ru g s s h a ll be im p o r te d b e fo re (d a te ).

2 . T h is a u th o r iz a t io n is n o t a lic e n c e to be in possessiono r to s u p p ly th e d ru g im p o r te d .

3 . T h is a u th o r iz a t io n does n o t re lie v e th e im p o rte r froic o m p lia n c e w i t h a n y re g u la t io n s in fo rc e fo r the tin b e in g r e la t in g to th e im p o r ta t io n o f goods into ( t r a n s h ip m e n t o f goods in th e S tra its Settlements < a n y P o s t O ffice re g u la t io n s f o r th e tim e being j fo rc e in th e S t r a its S e tt le m e n ts .

4 . T h is a u th o r iz a t io n is v a l id o n ly f o r th e im p orte r anm a y be re v o k e d a t a n y t im e a n d in th a t event sha be im m e d ia te ly s u rre n d e re d . I t s h a ll be produce f o r in s p e c tio n w h e n re q u ire d b y a n y o ffice r qualifie to se a rch .

5 . T h is a u th o r iz a t io n u n le ss soone r re v o k e d s h a ll be suire n d e re d to th e R e v e n u e O ffic e r a t the time o im p o r ta t io n , o r , i f th e im p o r ta t io n is n o t effecte b e fo re th e d a te s p e c ifie d in c o n d it io n N o . 1, shal im m e d ia te ly a f t e r t h a t d a te be s u rre n d e re d to th D ir e c to r o f M e d ic a l S e rv ice s .

6. T h e c o p y o f th e e x p o r t a u th o r iz a t io n , i f a n y , w h ic h accomp a n ie s th e c o n s ig n m e n t s h a ll be fo rw a rd e d to th D ir e c to r o f M e d ic a l S e rv ice s im m e d ia te ly th im p o r ta t io n o f th e c o n s ig n m e n t has been effected.

(Date)

(Signature and stamp o

the D irector of Medica

Serv ices .)

Schedule specifying the drugs and quantities thereof to be imported.

One copy of this authoiization is to be retained by the Importer and is no to leave his possession until it is surrendered to the Director of Medica Services or to the Revenue Officer, who will complete the certificate oi the back and return it to the Director of Medical Services.

The duplicate copy is solely for production to the Government of the countn from which the drug is proposed to be obtained.

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DELETERIOUS D RUGS.

[Cap. 190

E n d o r s e m e n t b y R e v e n u e O f f i c e r

a t th e t im e o f im p o r ta t io n .

I hereby c e r t i f y th a t th e p e rso n n a m e d o v e r le a f has to -d a y Sported th e c o n s ig n m e n t th e re o n s p e c ifie d *eJ + u n d e r E n t r y N o ..................... d a te d .......................by registered o r in s u re d le t te r o r p a rc e l p o s t o r in s u re d b o x p o s t

* e of O r ig in ...........................................................N o .......................................... )

late of re c e ip t.....................................................................

Signature ofRevenue

Officer

Rank

Port

Date

1i I f t h e whole of the drugs for which this authorization has been granted not i m p o r t e d , the Revenue Officer should suitably amend the certificate

a k v e , a n d insert below the actual amount or items imported.

fori Stamp

A m o u n t D e s c r ip t io n o f I te m s

THIS A U T H O R IZ A T IO N W H E N C O M P L E T E D M U S T E R E T U R N E D B Y T H E R E V E N U E O F F IC E R T O T H E

DIRECTOR O F M E D I C A L S E R V IC E S .

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*See note U below, tS tr ik e out all words inapplicable. ♦ In s e r t name of ship.

Cap. 190]DELETERIOUS D RUGS.

“ In se r t name and fu ll postal address of exporter, f S trike out words not applicable.

F o r m B ( S e c t i o n 16 ( 2 ) ) .

F i le N o ...........................

A p p l ic a n t ’ s

R e fc e . N o ...................

S e r ia l N o .........................


E X P O R T A U T H O R I Z A T I O N .

I n p u rs u a n c e o f th e D e le te r io u s D ru g s O rd in a n c e (Chapter 190' th e D ir e c to r o f M e d ic a l S e rv ice s h e re b y a u th o r iz e s * ( h e r e in a f te r c a lle d “ th e e x p o r te r ” )

to e x p o r t f r o m

t ( l ) th e p o r t o f b y S .S .

, t ( 2 ) th e S t r a its S e tt le m e n ts b y P a rc e l Post P a rc e ls f r o m t h e P ost Office

i n to

in v ir t u e o f I m p o r t C e r t if ic a te N o . d a te d

is s u e d b y

th e fo l lo w in g d ru g s , n a m e ly : -—

T h is a u th o r iz a t io n is issu ed s u b je c t to th e fo l lo w in g c o n d itio n s :--

1 . T h is a u th o r iz a t io n is n o t a lic e n c e to o b ta in o r be in possession o f th e d ru g s * n a m e d h e re in .

2 . T h is a u th o r iz a t io n is a v a ila b le o n ly fo r d ru g s o f the exact q u a n t i t y , k in d , a n d fo r m s p e c ifie d above .

3 . T h is a u th o r iz a t io n does n o t re lie v e th e e x p o r te r from comp lia n c e w i t h a n y re g u la t io n s in fo rc e u n d e r a n y la w fo r the time b e in g r e la t in g to th e e x p o r ta t io n o f goods f ro m th e S tra its Settlem e n ts n o r f r o m a n y p ro v is io n o f th e P o s t O ffice O rd in a n ce , or oi a n y P o s t O ffice R e g u la t io n s f o r th e t im e b e in g in fo rc e , nor from a n y ru le s o r re g u la t io n s re s p e c t in g th e tra n s m is s io n o f articles by p o s t w h ic h m a y f o r th e t im e b e in g be in fo rc e , w h e th e r w ith in the S t r a its S e ttle m e n ts o r e lse w h e re .

4 . I f th e d ru g s a re a u th o r iz e d to be e x p o r te d b y s h ip , th e Duplic a te C o p y , w h ic h is a tta c h e d , s h a ll a c c o m p a n y th e consignment to th e p la c e o f d e s t in a t io n , a n d fo r t h is p u rp o s e th e e x p o r te rs shall cause i t to be d e liv e re d to th e m a s te r o f th e vesse l b y w hich the c o n s ig n m e n t is d e s p a tc h e d . See fo o tn o te (3).

5 . I f th e d ru g s a re a u th o r iz e d to be e x p o rte d b y p o s t, th e attached D u p lic a te C o p y s h a ll be p la c e d in s id e th e o u te r w ra p p e r of the p a rc e l c o n ta in in g th e d ru g s . I f th e d ru g s a re c o n ta in e d in more th a n one p a rc e l, th e D u p lic a te C o p y s h a ll be p la c e d inside the

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[Cap. 190

outer w rapper o f one o f th e m ; th e p a rc e ls s h a ll be c o n s e c u tiv e ly umbered on th e o u te r w ra p p e r , a n d on each p a rc e l th e re s h a ll , legibly s ta te d th e n u m b e r o f th e p a rc e l in w h ic h th e D u p lic a te

I Copy is to be fo u n d .

See foo tnote (2).

The e x p o rte r , i f so re q u ire d b y th e S u p e r in te n d e n t, s h a ll I produce to h im , w i t h in su c h t im e as h e m a y a l lo w , p ro o f to h is satisfaction th a t th e s a id d ru g s w e re d u ly d e liv e re d a t th e d e s tin a tion named in th is a u th o r iz a t io n , a n d in th e e v e n t o f n o n -c o m pliance w ith th is c o n d it io n th e a u th o r iz a t io n s h a ll be deem ed v o id

| sad of no e ffe c t.

7, The e x p o r te r s h a ll f u r n is h to th e D ir e c to r o f M e d ic a l S e rv ice s cl re turns o f th e goods e x p o r te d b y h im in p u rs u a n c e o f th is

I authorization as m a y f r o m t im e to t im e be re q u ire d .

8. This a u th o r iz a t io n , is v a l id o n ly f o r th e e x p o r te r n a m e d ab ove , im a y be re v o k e d a t a n y t im e b y th e D ir e c to r o f M e d ic a l S e rv ice s .

I It shall be p ro d u c e d fo r in s p e c tio n w h e n re q u ire d b y a n y o ff ic e r

qualified to sea rch .

This a u th o r iz a t io n , u n le ss soo ne r re v o k e d , s h a ll c o n t in u e in| force fo r th re e c a le n d a r m o n th s f r o m th e d a te h e re o f. I t m u s t

! produced, a t th e t im e o f e x p o r t , to

(1) *a re v e n u e o ffic e r,

(2) * th e o ffic e r o f th e P o s t O ffice to w h o m th e d r u g o r d ru g so r th e p a rc e l o r p a rc e ls c o n ta in in g th e d ru g o r d ru g sis o r a re d e liv e re d fo r t ra n s m is s io n b y p o s t

I irho w ill re ta in i t .If not used, i t s h a ll be s u rre n d e re d to th e D ir e c to r o f M e d ic a l

Services w i th in seven d a ys o f th e d a te o f i t s e x p ir y .

(Signature and s tam p of Director of Medical Services.)

( D a t e )

I Note.—(i) i f any alteration is desired in this authorization, it must be returned with a request for amendment and a statement of the reasons therefor. No unauthorized alteration is permissible.

( 2 ) In the case of drugs exported by post, failure to comply with this condition may lead to delay or confiscation of the parcels in the country of destination.

(3 ) In the case of drugs exported by ship, this document is required in pursuance of the International Opium Convention, 1925, Article 15, to be produced to the competent authorities of any country through which the consignment passes, whether it is transhipped or not. Failure to comply with the condition may lead to delay or confiscation of the consignment.

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* Strike out the words not applicable.

Cap. 190]DELETERIOUS DRUGS.

F o r m C ( S e c t i o n 18 ( 1 ) ) .


L IC E N C E .

F o r t h e R e m o v a l o f D e l e t e r i o u s D r u g s i n T ransit

.................................................................................... is h e re b y a u th o riz e d to mo

th e d e le te r io u s d ru g s d e s c rib e d h e re u n d e r f r o m .........................

to ...................................................................................................................................

N a tu re a n d q u a n t i ty o f d e le te r io u s d ru g s ...................................

P a r t ic u la rs o f e x p o r t a u th o r iz a t io n (o r d iv e rs io n certificate),

a n y , r e la t in g th e r e to ...........................................................................................

N a m e o f s h ip on w h ic h th e d ru g s w e re b ro u g h t into t

C o lo n y .................. •........................................................................................................

D a te o f a r r iv a l ....................................................................................................

N u m b e r o f pa ckages ......................................................................................

M a rk s a n d n u m b e rs on pa ckag es ...........................................................

T h is lic e n c e is issu ed s u b je c t to th e fo l lo w in g cond itions

( 1) T h is lic e n c e is v a l id o n ly fo r th e re m o v a l o f the drus p e c ifie d above .

(2 ) T h e re m o v a l o f th e d ru g s s h a ll ta k e place betwe

A.M. A.m .......................... .......... a n d ........................................................on t

P .M . P.M.

..............................19 . . .

(3) I f th e re m o v a l o f th e d ru g s does n o t ta k e place withth e h o u rs a n d on th e d a y s p e c if ie d , th is licence must re tu rn e d to th e D ir e c to r o f M e d ic a l S erv ices fo rthw it a n d in a n y case s h a ll be s u rre n d e re d w h en the remov has ta k e n p la c e .

(4) T h e d ru g s m u s t n o t be m o ve d u n le ss a Revenue Officis p re s e n t.

(5) T h is lic e n c e does n o t a u th o r iz e th e pe rson named abotto be in possession o f th e d ru g s o th e rw ise than fi th e p u rp o se o f re m o v in g th e m in accordance w ith th lic e n c e .

(6 ) T h e packages c o n ta in in g th e d ru g s a re no t to be openeo r b ro k e n in th e cou rse o f th e re m o v a l.

(7) T h is lic e n c e s h a ll be p ro d u c e d a t a n y t im e when requireb y a n y o ffic e r q u a l if ie d to sea rch .

(Signature and stam p of Director of Media

Services).

(Date)

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DELETERIOUS D R U G S.

[Cap. 190

F o r m D ( S e c t i o n 20 ) . . •

I n t e r n a t i o n a l O p i u m C o n v e n t i o n s .

D IV E R S IO N C E R T I F IC A T E .

1 being the pe rson c h a rg e d w i t h th e a d m in is t r a t io n o f th e la w iting to the d e le te r io u s d ru g s to w h ic h th e In te r n a t io n a l O p iu m irentions a p p ly , h e re b y c e r t i f y th a t I h a v e a u th o r iz e d th e d iv e r - i of the c o n s ig n m e n t o f d ru g s , o f w h ic h p a r t ic u la r s a re g iv e n low, to the d e s t in a tio n s ta te d b e lo w .

Description and q u a n t it ie s o f d ru g s ................................ '...............................

flame of vessel on w h ic h th e c o n s ig n m e n t w as b ro u g h t to th e

nits Settlem ents ...........................................................................................................

Same and address o f th e e x p o r te r ................................................................

Stunber and d a te o f e x p o r t a u th o r iz a t io n , a n d a u th o r i ty b y w h o m

led ..................................................................................................................................................

Same and address o f o r ig in a l co n s ig n e e n a m e d in th e e x p o r t

Ihorization ....................................................................................................................................

Same and address o f co n s ig n e e to w h o m th e c o n s ig n m e n t is

thorized to be d iv e r te d .........................................................................................

Swnber and da te o f Im p o r t c e r t if ic a te (a n d a u th o r i ty b y w h o m

led) by v ir tu e o f w h ic h th is d iv e rs io n is a u th o r iz e d ........................

Same of vessel on w h ic h th e c o n s ig n m e n t is a u th o r iz e d to be

rried from (name of port of Colony) ................................................................

Period w ith in w h ic h th e c o n s ig n m e n t is to be c a r r ie d f r o m th e

lony....................................................................................................................................

This ce rtifica te is issued s u b je c t to th e fo l lo w in g c o n d it io n s : —

(1) The d u p lic a te c o p y o f th is c e r t if ic a te s h a ll a c co m p a n yth e c o n s ig n m e n t to th e p la c e o f d e s t in a t io n , a n d fo r th is p u rp o se s h a ll be d e liv e re d to th e m a s te r o f th e vessel b y w h ic h th e c o n s ig n m e n t is d is p a tc h e d .

(2) T h is c e r t if ic a te does n o t re lie v e a n y pe rso n w h o m a y hecon cern ed w i th th e c a r r ia g e o f th e c o n s ig n m e n t o f d ru g s s p e c ifie d above f r o m c o m p lia n c e w i th a n y la w o r re g u la t io n s in fo rc e fo r th e t im e b e in g r e la t in g to th e e x p o r ta t io n o f goods f r o m th e S t r a it s 'S e t t le

m e n ts .

(3) T h is c e r t if ic a te is v a l id o n ly f o r th e c o n s ig n m e n t a n d fo rth e p e r io d s p e c ifie d above , a n d m a y be re v o k e d a t a n y

t im e ,

(4) I f th e c o n s ig n m e n t o f d ru g s is n o t c a r r ie d f r o m th eS tra its S e tt le m e n ts w i th in th e p e r io d s p e c ifie d above , th is c e r t if ic a te s h a ll be s u rre n d e re d to th e D ire c to r o f M e d ic a l S e rv ice s .

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Gap. 190]

(Date)

DELETERIOUS DRUGS.

(Ô) This certificate sh a ll he produced at any time wh required by any officer qualified to search.

(Signature and stam p of Director of Medii Services).

N ote .—(:) If any alteration is desired in this authorization, it mustb] returned with a request for amendment and a statement of th] reasons therefor. No unauthorized alteration is permissible. I

(2) This document is required in pursuance of the International Opium Convention, 1925, Artifcle 15, to be produced to th| competent authorities of any country through which the consignment passes, whether it is transhipped or not. Failure to comply with the condition may lead to delay or confiscation of the consignment.

[ Schedule S u bsti tu ted by Ordinance 58 of 1935, S. 23.]

P r i n t e d a t t h e G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g O f f i c e , S in g a p o r e , b y W . T. C h e r r y , G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t e r .

1936To be purchased directly from the G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g O f f ic e , or from

the Government Agents, Messrs. K e l l y & W a l s h , L t d ., Raffles Place, Singapore, and from the Crown Agents for the Colonies,

4, Millbank, London, S.W .l.

Price: 30 cts. or 9d.

{Vide Gazette N o . 5 of 18th January, 1929.)

No. 111.—T h e D e l e t e r i o u s D r u g s O r d i n a n c e , 1927.

In e x e r c ise of the powers conferred upon him by section 41 of the Deleterious D r u g s Ordinance, 1927, the Governor in Council has been pleased to c a n c e l the rules made under the Deleterious Drugs Ordinance So XXVII of 1910 and Ordinance No. 124 (Deleterious Drugs) and published a s Gazette Notifications Nos. 1346, 754, 924, 1161, 643 and 1070 of the 25th November, 1910, the 16th June, 1911, the 28th July, 1911, the i$th October, 1912, the 27th April, 1923 and the 6th July, 1923, respectively aid to s u b s t itu te the following rules in their place : —

1. In these rules “ The Ordinance” means “ The Deleterious Drugs Ordinance, 1927” and “ T he Schedule” means the Schedule to these rules.

2. Licences under section 7 (1) of the Ordinance shall be in the Form “A ” in the Schedule and licences under 7 (1) (b) of the Ordinance shall be in the Fonn “ B ” in the Schedule.

3. The list of licensed persons to be published under section 9 of the Ordinance shall be in the Form “ C ” of the Schedule.

4. Every person licensed under the Ordinance or authorised under section 7 (6) shall keep books as specified hereunder and shall record therein correct particulars of all Deleterious Drugs purchased, sold or otherwise disposed of, and in stock : —

(a) A Stock Book, in the Form “ D ” in the Schedule, of Deleterious Drugs purchased, sold or otherwise disposed of.

(t>) A Daily Register, in the Form “ £ ” in the Schedule, of Deleterious Drugs sold or otherwise disposed of day by day;

and s h a l l furnish to the Director of Medical Services, Straits Settlements, e v e r y month, not later than the fifth day of the month, a return of a ll deleterious drugs sold or otherwise disposed of during the preceding month.

5 . All fines delivered to the Licensing Officer of a Settlement in accordance with the provisions of section 34 of the Ordinance and the proceeds of the sale of any forfeited articles which the Director of Medical Services, Straits Settlements, may direct to be sold shall be paid by him into a fund to be kept at the Treasury of the Settlement and to be applied under the directions, in Singapore, of the Colonial Secretary, in Penang or Malacca, of the Resident Councillor, and in Labuan, of the Resident, in such manner as may seem to such officer expedient for the prevention of the unlawful importation and use of deleterious drugs.

6. All articles forfeited, which it is not in the opinion of the Director of Medical Services, Straits Settlements, expedient to sell, shall oe destroyed in the presence of the Licensing O fficer.

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7- Import certificates issued by the Government of any countr other than the Colony shall

(1) be issued by the competent authority of that country;

(2 ) contain the name and address of the importer;

(3) describe, both as to name and quantity, the drugs which artallowed to be imported;

(4) state the date before which the drugs therein specified are t<be imported;

(5) contain a certificate to the effect that the competent authorityissuing the import certificate is satisfied that the drug-specified therein are required either

. (a) for legitimate purposes (in the case of medicinal 01raw opium or coca leaf) or

(b) solely for medicinal or scientific purposes (in the case of Indian Hemp or drugs to which Chaptei III of the International Opium Convention, 1925, refers), as the case may be. [C.S.O. 3470/36]

FORM A

N o.

L i c e n c e t o D e n t i s t s a n d V e t e r i n a r y S u r g e o n s u n d e r S e c t io n 7

o f “ T h e D e l e t e r i o u s D r u g s O r d i n a n c e , 1 9 2 7 ”

of

is authorised to possess and use Deleterious Drugs in the course of his

profession as a Dentist or Veterinary Surgeon subject to the provisions of

“ The Deleterious Drugs Ordinance, 1927” and the Rules thereunder.

Singapore, , 19

Director of M e d i c a l Services, Straits S e t t le m e n ts .

FO R M B

Licence to M e d ic a l P r a c t i t i o n e r s o r C h e m i s t s u n d e r S e c t i o n 7

of “ T h e D e l e t e r i o u s D r u g s O r d i n a n c e , 1 9 2 7 ”

of

authorised to possess and sell Deleterious Drugs subject to the provisions

“The Deleterious Drugs Ordinance, 1927” and the Rules thereunder.

, 19

Licensing Officer, Settlement of

FORM C

Name Title Address

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The quantity exported or sold by one Medical Practitioner, Veterina burgeon Analyst, Dentist or Chemist to another and the name and address of su Medical Practitioner, Veterinary Surgeon, Analyst, Dentist or Chemist should shown separately in Remarks column.

tThis column will not be filled in when no entry is made in the third col uni

Signature of <

M edical Practitiont Veterinary Surged Analyst, Dentist

Chemist.

FO R M E

D a i l y R e g i s t e r o f D e l e t e r i o u s D r u g s s o l d o r o t h e r w i s e

d i s p o s e d o f

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Signature of

Medical Practitioner, Veterinary Surgeon, Analyst, Dentist or

Chemist.

Council Chamber, iGApore, 2jth September, 1928. [N o. 7072/28.]

R. IR V IN E,Clerk of Councils.

«•—This Notification was approved by a Resolution of the Legislative Council on the 29th October, 1928. 11

Cir<ea

(Vide Gazette No. 17 of 22nd February, 1929). *

Ko, 360.—T h e D e l e t e r i o u s D r u g s O r d i n a n c e , 1927.

I s exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 3 of the 'ous Drugs Ordinance, 1927, the Governor in Council hereby that the following additions be made to the First Schedule

le Ordinance : —

1 . In paragraph 3 of the said Schedule there are inserted,immediately after the words “ (commonly known as diamorphine or heroin)” , the words “ benzoyl-morphine, dihydro-oxycodeinone (commonly known as eucodal), dihydrocodeinone (commonly known as dicodide)” .

2. In paragraph 5 of the said Schedule there are inserted,immediately after the word ‘ ‘ diacety 1-morphine’ ’, the words “ benzoyl-morphine, dihydro-oxycodeinone or dihydrocodeinone” .

R. IR V IN E ,Clerk of Councils.

Co u n c i l C h a m b e r ,R E , 15th February, 1929. [No. 10506/28.]

( Vide Gazette N o . 63 of 5th July , 1929).

flo. 1328.— T h e D e l e t e r i o u s D r u g s O r d i n a n c e , 1 9 :7 .

In exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 41 of theterious Drugs Ordinance, 1927, the Governor in Council has beened to exempt the undermentioned drugs from the provisions of the

rementioned Ordinance relating to the manufacture, possession, sale, bution or use within the Colony of deleterious drugs.

Cereoli Iodoformi et Morphinæ, B. P. C.Emp. Opii, B. P ., 1898.Lin. Opii, B. P.Lin. O p ii Ammon, B. P. C.Pasta Arsenicalis, B. P. C.Pii. Hydrarg. c. Opio. B. P. C.Pil. Ipecac, c. Scilla, B. P.Pii. Plumbi c. Opio, B. P.Pil. Digitalis et Opii Co., B. P. C.Pil. Hydrarg. c. Cret. et. Opii, B. P. C.Pulv. Cretæ Aromat. c. Opio. B. P.Pulv. Ipecac. Co., B. P. (Dover’s Powder).Pulv. Kino Co., B. P.Suppos. Plumbi Co., B. P.Tablettæ Plumbi c. Opio, B. P. C.Ung. Gallae c. Opio, B. P. (Gall and Opium Ointment).Ung. Gallae Co., B. P. C.

W. R. BOYD,C o u n c i l C h a m b e r , Clerk of Councils.

s s a p o r e , 24th June, 1929. [N o . 4 2 6 7 /2 9 . ]

Kote :—This notification does not come into force until approved by a resolution of the Legislative Council.

( Vide. Gazette No. 78 of 13th September, 1929).

Ko, 1782.— T h e D e l e t e r i o u s D r u g s O r d i n a n c e , 1927.

I k e x e r c i s e of the powers conferred upon him by section 41 of the [ e t e r i o u s Drugs Ordinance, 1927, the Governor in Council has been s g i t o exempt the undermentioned drugs from the provisions of the i t e m e n t i o n e d Ordinance relating to the manufacture, possession, sale, j r i b u t i o n o r use within the Colony of deleterious drugs—

Cereoli Iodoformi et Morphinæ, B. P. C.Emp. Opii, B. P ., 1898.Lin. Opii, B. P.L i n . Opii Ammon, B. P. C.Pasta Arsenicalis, B. P. C.Pil. Hydrarg. c. Opio. B. P. C.Pil. Ipecac, c. Scilla, B. P.Pil. Plumbi c. Opio, B. P.Pil. Digitalis et Opii Co., B. P. C.Pil. Hydrarg. c. Cret. et. Opii, B. P. C.Pulv. Cretæ Aromat. c. Opio. B. P.Pulv. Ipecac. Co., B. P. (Dover’s Powder).P u l v . Kino Co., B. P.Suppos. Plumbi Co., B. P.Tablettoe Plumbi c. Opio, B. P. C.Ung. Gallæ c. Opio, B. P. (Gall and Opium Ointment).Ung. Gallae Co., B. P. C.

W . R. BOYD,C o u n c i l C h a m b e r , Clerk of Councils.

S M P O R E , 24th June, 1929. [N o. 4267/29.]

Me-—This Notification was approved by a resolution of the Legislative Council on the 2nd September, 1929.

(Vide Gazette No. 3 of 10th January, 1930).

No. 47.— T h e D e l e t e r i o u s D r u g s O r d i n a n c e , 1927.

Is exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 3 of the l e t e r i o u s Drugs Ordinance, 1927, the Governor in Council hereby directs ! t h e following additions be made to the First Schedule to theiiaance : —

1. In paragraph 3 of the said Schedule there are inserted immediatelyafter the words “ (benzoyl-morphine)” , the words “ and all esters of morphine” .

2 . In paragraph 5 of the said Schedule there are inserted immediatelyafter the words “ (benzoyl-morphine),” the words “ or any ester of morphine” .

W. R. BOYD,Clerk of Councils.

C o u n c i l C h a m b e r ,ï i P O R E , 5th January, 1930. [No. 10506/28.]

(V id e Gazette No. 33 of 22nd May, 1931J.


I n e x e r c i s e of the powers conferred upon him by section 3 of the î l e t e r i o u s Drugs Ordinance, 1927, the Governor in Council hereby directs a t t h e following additions be made to the First Schedule to thejiaance : —

1. In paragraph 3 of the said Schedule there be inserted immediatelyafter the word “ dicodide” , the word ‘‘di-hy dro-morphinone” .

2 . In paragraph 5 of the said Schedule there be inserted,, immediately after the word “ di-hy dro-codeinone” , the word ‘ ‘ di-hy dro-morphinone’ ’.

C. R. HOW ITT,Clerk of Councils.

C o u n c i l C h a m b e r ,s g a p o r e , 11 th May, 1931. [No. 1606/31.]

(Vide Gazette No. 3 9 of ig th June, 1 9 3 1 ).

N o . 1208. — T h e D e l e t e r i o u s D r u g s O r d i n a n c e , 1 9 2 7 .

In exercise o f th e pow ers vested in h im b y sec tio n 41 o f th e D e le te rio u s hgs Ordinance, 1927, th e G o v e rn o r m C o u n c il has b e e n pleased to e x e m n t e undermentioned d ia m o rp h m e p re p a ra tio n s fro m th e p ro v is io n s o f th e

— ovementioned O rd in a n c e re la t in g to th e m a n u fa c tu re , possession sale stnbution o r use w ith in th e C o lo n y o f d e le te rio u s d ru g s : —

E l i x i r D ia m o rp h in æ e t T e rp in i c u m A p o m o rp h in a .

L in c tu s D ia m o rp h in æ C a m pho ra tus .

Iy in c tu s D ia m o rp h in æ c u m Ipe cacua nh a .

L in c tu s D ia m o rp h in æ e t S c illæ .

L in c tu s D ia m o rp h in æ e t T h y m i.

C o u n c i l C h a m b e r , C ' RA , H ° W I T T ,Singapore, 31 st M a y , 1931. [No. 3626/31.] ° f Counctls-

aPPmVed by « of the

( V id e G a ze t t e N o . 44 o f 1 0 th J u ly , 1 9 3 1 .)

No. 1366.—T h e D e l e t e r i o u s D r u g s O r d i n a n c e , 1927.

I n e x e rc is e o f th e p o w e rs v e s te d in h im b y s e c t io n 4 1 o f th e D e le te r io u s D r u g s O r d in a n c e , 1927, th e G o v e r n o r in C o u n c i l h a s

b e e n p le a s e d to e x e m p t th e u n d e r m e n t io n e d d ia m o r p h in e p r e p a r a t io n s f r o m th e p r o v is io n s o f th e a b o v e m e n t io n e d O r d in a n c e r e la t in g to th e m a n u fa c tu r e , p o s s e s s io n , s a le , d is t r ib u t io n o r use w i t h in th e C o lo n y o f d e le te r io u s d r u g s : —

E l i x i r D ia m o r p h in æ e t T e r p in i c u m A p o m o r p h in a .

L in c tu s D ia m o r p h in æ C a m p h o ra tu s .

L in c tu s D ia m o r p h in æ c u m Ip e c a c u a n h a .

L in c tu s D ia m o r p h in æ e t S c il læ .

L in c tu s D ia m o r p h in æ e t T h y m i.

C . R . H O W I T T ,

C o u n c i l C h a m b e r , C lerk of Councils .

S i n g a p o r e , 3 1 .^ M a y , 1931. [ N o . 3 6 2 6 /3 1 . ]

[ N o t e .— T h is N o t i f i c a t io n w a s a p p ro v e d b y a R e s o lu t io n o f

th e L e g is la t iv e C o u n c i l o n th e 6 th J u ly , 1 9 3 1 .]

( Vide Gazette No. 78 of 21 st October, 1 9 3 2 ).

Ko. 2019.— T h e D e l e t e r i o u s D r u g s O r d i n a n c e , 1 9 2 7 .

Ik exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 3 of the terious Drugs Ordinance, 1927, the Governor in Council hereby directs the following additions be made to the First Schedule to the saidnance.

I. In paragraph 3 of the said Schedule there be inserted immediately [the words “ and all esters of morphine” the words “ acetyldihydrocodei- . (commonly known as acedicone)” .

1. In paragraph 5 of the said Schedule there be inserted immediately the words “ or any ester of morphine” the word ‘1 acetyldihydrocodei-

C . R. HOW ITT, C o u n c i l C h a m b e r , Clerk of Councils.IPORE, 1 0 th October, 1 9 3 2 . [No. 7 6 2 9 / 3 2 . ]

(V ide Gazette No. 42 of 15th May, 1936).


In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 41 of the Deleterious Drugs Ordinance, 1927, the Governor in Council amends the rules made under that Ordinance and published as Gazette Notification No. i n of the 18th January, 1929, by adding the following rule : —

7. Import certificates issued by the Government of any country other than the Colony shall

(1) be issued by the competent authority of that country;(2) contain the name and address of the importer;

(3 ) describe, both as to name and quantity, the drugs which areallowed to be imported;

(4 ) state the date before which the drugs therein specified are to beimported;

(5) contain a certificate to the effect that the competent authorityissuing the import certificate is satisfied that the drugsspecified therein are required either

(a) for legitimate purposes (in the case of medicinal or rawopium or coca leaf) or

(b) solely for medicinal or scientific purposes (in thecase of Indian Hemp or drugs to which Chapter III of the International Opium Convention, 1925, refers),

as the case may be.

S. N . K ING ,Clerk of Councils.

C o u n c i l C h a m b e r ,S in g a p o r e , n t h May, 1 9 3 6 . [ N o . 3 4 7 0 / 3 6 ] .

(Not to come into force until approved by a resolution of the Legislative Council)

SOCIETE DES NATIONS

Communiqué au Conseil C -335 -M.226.1937.VII.et aux

M e m b r e s de la Société Genève, le 23 août 1937•

APPEL DU GOUVERNEMENT ESPAGNOL.-

Note du Secrétaire général

Le Secrétaire général a 1 1honneur de communiquer au Conseil et aux Membres de la Société le télégramme ci-après’, qu'il a reçu du Gouvernement espagnol.

TELEGRAMME

(Traduction) Valence le 21 août 1937-

Nd. 114. J'ai l'honneur de porter à votre connaissance les ■faits suivants :

1) le onze de ce mois à 20 heures, le vapeur espagnol "Campeador" a été coulé à 14 milles au aud«est du Cap Bon.Le "Campeador" avâit quitté le port de Constanza le 4, avec une cargaison de 9.600 tonnes d 'essence à destination d'un port espagnol. Le 11 à neuf heures du matin, le "Campeador" rencontra, à quelque 10 milles au sud de Pampesuda Àlarecio, un riâv'ïrë de guerre battant pavillon italien qui, venant du nord-ouest, s'appirocha du "Campeador", échangeant avec lui les saluts habituels-et se tenant si près qu'on pouvait' lire clairement son nom (Saetta) à la poupe et les lettres S.A. peintes en rouges et en grands caractères sur :1a proue. A partie de ce moment, le navire - de guerre italien ne quitta pas le "Campeador". A 16 heures, le même jour, apparut un autre navire de guerre italien du même type et de. -la même grandeur que ie navire déjà mentionné, mais il fut. impossible de lire son nom, du fait qu'il ne vint pas aussi près que le premier navire. Après avoir échangé différents signaux . avec le "Saetta”, il suivit avec ce dernier, la route du vapeur; ; espagnol. A 7 heures du soir, la position des" bâtiments était la suivante : le "Campeador" se dirigeait vers le Cap Bon,suivi à une distance de 5 ou 6 milles par les navires de guerre italiens su s-mentionné s qui, tantôt en ligne et tantôt côte à cote, suivaient la direction prise par le '.'Campeador".Au coucher du soleil, le bateau espagnol alluma ses feux de navigation et les .navires de guerre qui le -suivaient en f i r e n t autant. A 19 h.20, l e s navires de guerre italiens i : é t e i g n i r e n t leurs feux, avancèrent e t prirent position à . .v t r i b o r d du "Campeador", à peu de distance de ce dernier. On P o u v a i t - distinguer les mouvemènts des navires italiens du fait Qu'ils naviguaient à peu de distance et l'on pouvait voir Parfaitement leurs silhouettes. A 19 h.50, l e ■"Campeador" subit un violent choc causé par un projectile qui atteignit l a chambre des machines,■provoquant 1 'extinction de tous les feux du navire et mettant là T.S.F. hors de service. Une seconde explosion se produisit au bout de 5 à 7 minutes et une troisième e t dernière explosion de 5 à 7 minutes après la seconde. Le

C a m p e a d o r " commença à couler r a p i d e m e n t ; quelques membres de l'équipage purent se sauver dans les embarcations du navire après la dernière explosion.-

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■ Le "Campeador* prit feu. La lueur projetée par l'incendie ^ mit aux officiers et à l'équipage qui occupaient les embarLl tions de sauvetage de distinguer les silhouettes des navires de guerre qui se trouvaient encore à peu de distance du lieu du sinistre mais qui ne prêtèrent aucune assistance aux naufragés. L'essence s'étant répandue sur la surface de la mer, le feu s'étendit et mit en danger la vie des personnes qui essayaient de se sauver. Il ressort indubitablement de ce qui précède ainsi que des déclarations faites par le Capitaine et d'autres membres de l'équipage du "Campeador" qui1 agression a été commise par les navires de guerre italiens dont l'un, nous pouvons l'affirmer, était le "Seatta". Sur les 42 hommes de l'équipage, 30 ont pu s'échapper dans les embarcations et se sont dirigés vers la côte de Tunisie où les autorités ont procédé à une enquête et prêté à l'équipageI un' secours et une assistance pour lesquels le Gouvernement espagnol exprime sa gratitude. Dans l'exposé des faits qui précèdent, les déclarations faites devant le Consul d 1 EspagneI à Tunis, par le Capitaine du "Campeador", Felix Garay GororodJ le premier officier du navire,, Andres Ferrer Alvarez, le sixia me mécanicien, Raimundo Bosanati Iturriaga et d'autres membres de 1'équipage, sont entièrement concordantes. Le vapeur anglais "Dido" a recueilli sur le lieu du sinistre trois autres membres de l'équipage qui ont été débarqués à Gibraltar le 14 courant. D'après leurs déclarations devant le Consul général d’Espagne à Gibraltar, lorsque 1'explosion se produisit sur le "Campeador", ils se jetèrent à la mer pour se sauver à la nage. La lueur d e l ' incendié leur permit de constater la présence, à tribord du bâtiment incendié des navires de guerre italiens qui contemplaient le sinistre avec indifféren-1 ce. Quelque trente minutes après 11 événement, un navire marchand passa au large et, plus tard, apparut un autre bâtiment anglais, le "Dido", qui s'arrêta, recueillit et traita avec les plus- grands égards les trois membres dé l'équipage ci- dessus mentionnés. Une embarcation du "Dido" revint sur le lieu du sinistre pour essayer de sauver d'autres naufragés, mais ne réHHsit pas à trouver d'autres survivants." Le vapeur anglais "Climtonia" recueillit sur le lieu du sinistre deux autres membres de l'équipage du "Campeador" qui ont été débarqués à Carthagéne. L'un d'eux a déclaré en présence du Ministre] de la Défense nationale que, lorsqu'il s'éloignait à la nage du "Campeador", il a pu voir distinctement les deux d e s t r o y e r s italiens et que, lorsque l'incendie fut éteint, le "Seatta" et le navire jumeau dirigèrent leurs projecteurs sur le point où le"Campeador" venait de couler et sur les naufragés qui se débattaient dans la mer, pour les mil&iller. Ce survivant ajoute qu'il a parfaitement entendu plusieurs rafales de .mitrailleuses. Après cela, les deux .destroyers italiens s'éloignèrent . lorsque les naufragés furent aperçus par le "Climtonia11* ils étaient déjà presque épuisés. Le capitaine du "Climtonia" ordonna que l’on fît silence à bord afin de pouvoir éventuellement. entendre les cris d'autres naufragés. Il ordonna de diriger lès projecteurs sur la mer lorsqu'on aperçut quatre marins pourvus de ceintures de sauvâtage. Ces marins étaient déjà morts et avaient été indubitablement tués par le feu des mitrailleuses des destroyers italiens.

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2 , Le 1 3 , l e v a p e u r e s p a g n o l "G onde A b a s o lo " a é t é cou lé dan s l e v o i s i n a g e du c a p 3 o n . Le 1 7 , l e v a p e u r a n g l a i s " C i t j r o f W e l l i n g t o n ” a d é b a r q u é à A l g e r v i n g t - t r o i s m embres del 1 é q u ip a g e de ce b a te a u „ Le c a p i t a i n e du "G onde A b a s o lo " a d é c la ré au c o n s u l a t d 'E s p a g n e à A l g e r que> l ë 12 c o u r a n t , à cinq- h e u r e s tïu s o i r e n v i r o n , deux- h y d r a v i o n s i t a l i e n s du t y p e "S a v o ia " o n t . s u r v o lé , "le. b a t e a u , en; se d i r i g e a n t v e r s l a S i c i l e Le même . j o u r , d e u x c r o i s e u r s i t a l i e n s . , p a s s è r e n t , à iune d i s tance de d e u x m i l l e s , n a v ig u a n t d a n s l a d i r d c t i o n de l ' o u e s t ve rs l e s c ô t e s du K ; . r o c , , sans e s s a y e r de se r a p p r o c h e r du b a te a u , Le 13 , : a l o r s . , que l è J 'C onde A b a s o lo ? èe t r o u v a i t â p r o x im i t é de l a o p te . , à l a h a u t e u r du c a p B o n j s i K n à v i r e s de g u e rre i t a l i e n s p a s s è r e n t à p r o x i m i t é . :Une h e u r e p l u s t a r d , deux r e m o r q u e u r s i t a l i e n s a p p a r u r e n t , . Le, ipeme j o u r , à v i n g t h e u re s , n a v i g u a n t p a r ; . 3 6 . .1 0 de l a t i t u d e n o r d e t 1 3 . 4 1 de l o n g i t u d e e s l j , Un n a v i r e .. f u t a p e r ç u d a n s l a d i r e c t i o n d e sî l e s L i n o a à La P a n t e l a i ^ i a . On c r u t q u ' i l s ' a g i s s a i t d ' u n n a v i r e m a rc h a n d p a r c e q u ' i l p o r t a i t d e s feux - b l a n c s s u r l e s t o u r e l l e s e t d e s f e u x v e r t s e t r o u g e s s u r l e s c ô t é s . E n a r r i vant à l a h a u t e u r de l a p o u p e , i l t o u r n a e t a ïhm a s e s p r o j e c te u r s , p u i s , c h a n g e a n t de d i r e c t i o n e t se p l a ç a n t p a r a l l è l e ment, i l é t e i g n i t s e s f e u x e t l a n ç a une t o r p i l l e , q u i d é t r u i s i t l e s m a c h in e s du v a p e u r e s p a g n o l . I l , é t a i t n e u f h e u r e s du s o i r e t l e b a t e a u se t r o u v a i t p a r 3 6 . 1 0 de l a t i t u d e n o r d et 1 8 . 5 2 de l o n g i t u d e e s t , :. L ' é q u i p a g e s e . j e t a , à l a m er d a n s le s e m b a r c a t io n s de s a u v e t a g e . Le n a v i r e a g r e s s e u r é t a i t u n t o r p i l l e u r du t y p e l e p l u s r é c e n t , , à d e u x c h e m in é e s e t d e u x p o n t s . Le c a p i t a i n e du "C o nde A b a s o lo " c r o i t q u ' i l s ' a g i t d 'u n t o r p i l l e u r i t a l i e n . - '

3 . Le 1 5 , à 10 h e u r e s 3 0 , l e v a p e u r e s p a g n o l " C iu d a d ds C a d iz " a é t é t o r p i l l é à q u in z e m i l l e s de l ' ; î l e de T e n e d o s , dans l é s c i r c o n s t a n c e s s u i v a n t e s , r e l a t é e s p a r l e c a p i t a i n e de ce v â p e u r au c o n s u l a t d ’ E sp a g n e à I s t a n b o u l . Le " C iu d a d de C a d iz " se t r o u v a i t dans, l e v o i s i n a g e de l ' î l e de T e n e d o s l o r s que s u r g i t à la : s u r f acé u n . s o u s - m a r in s a n s p a v i l l o n , a v e c l a l e t t r e e t l e n u m é ro C .3 p e i n t s .en ^ r o u g e , I l s u i v i t l a r o u t edu b â t im e n t e s p a g n o l j u s q u ' à 10 h e u r e s 3 0 , -Le s o u s - m a r i n , a r r i vé à 3 0 0 m è t r e s dé d i s t a n c e , t i r a h u i t p r o j e c t i l e s e t d e u x t o r p i l l e s , q u i a t t e i g n i r e n t l e " C iu d a d de C a d i z " , e n même te m p s qu' i l h i s s a i t l e p a v i l l o n , d e s r e b e l l e s . L ' é q u i p a g e -du " C iu d a d de C a d iz " p u t p r e n d r e p l a c e d a n s t r o i s .ambarc a t i o n s - e.t. f u t r e c u e i l l i p a r l e v a p e u r r u s s e "A b a n e S o t ? , Le " C iu d a d de C a d iz co u la a p r è s d i x m i n u t e s , p a r 3 9 , , 3 8 , de l a t i t u d e n o r d e t 2 0 , 4 6 de l o n g i t u d e e s t . Le s o u s - m a r i n a u t e u r de c e t t e a g r e s s i o n é t a i t de c o n s t r u c t i o n m o de rne e t p o r t a i t des c a n o n s de g r o s c a l i b r e s à l ' a v a n t , s u r l e p o n t et, à l ' a r r i è r e du p é r i s c o p e ,, a i n s i q u ' u n c a n o n a n t i - a é r i e n e t u n r a d i o g o n i o m è t r e . Le s o ü s - m ar in ne d o n n a a u c u n a v e r t i s s e m e n t e t a s s i s t ^ ' à l a d i s p a r i t i o n du n a v i r e e t au s a u v e ta g e de 1 ' é q u ip a g e p a r l e b a t e a u s o v i é t i q u e d o n t i l ne t e n t a p a s d 1 a p p r o c h e r . L o r s q u e l e v a p e u r es p a g n o l e u t h i s s é l e d r a p e a u b l a n c , i l a t t e n d i t que l e b a t e a u eût c o u lé e t s ’ é l o i g n a e n s u i t e d a n s l a d i r e c t i o n de l ' o u e s t . le c a p i t a i n e du " C iu d a d de C a d iz " e s t im e q u ' i l ne s ' a g i t p a s d 'u n s o u s - m a r i n e s p a g n o l . - ; L‘ . " V . .

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5 • Le 19 c o u r a n t , l e c h a r g é d ' a f f a i r e s e s p a g n o l à 1A n k a r a a f a i t s a v o i r que l e v a p e u r e s p a g n o l " A r m u r u " a v a i t é té H c o u l u l a n u i t p r é c é d e n t e p a r u n s o u s r - m a r in à u n d e m i m i l l e I au s u d - o u e s t de l ' î l e - d e T e n e d o s ; l e b a t e a u a é t é p é ï d u , mais I l ' é q u i p a g e a é t é s a u v é . Le G o u v e rn e m e n t e s p a g n o l n ' a p a s eneoreB r e ç u l a d é c l a r a t i o n du C a p i t a i n e de 1 1 !!A r .m u ru " . I

6 . L e s f a i t s ' q u i p r é c è d e n t c o n s t i t u e n t une c o n f i r m a t i o n I d e s r e n s e ig n e m e n t s que p o s s è d e .. l e G o u v e rn e m e n t e s p a g n o l , d o n t l b e a u c o u p s o n t d u d o m a in e p u b l i c , e t q u i a t t r i b u e n t à des u n i t é s ! de l a m a r in é de. g u e r r e i t a l i e n n e d ' a u t r e s a c t e s d ' a g r e s s i o n I com m is ré c e m m e n t c o n t r e d e s n a v i r e s m a rc h a n d s e s p a g n o l s e t I a p p a r t e n a n t à d ' a u t r e s , n a t i o n s , d e s d i f f é r e n t e s p a r t i e s de la I M é d i t e r r a n é e . L e s c a r a c t é r i s t i q u e s d e s u n i t é s q u i o n t commis Ic e s a g r e s s i o n s e t c e l l e s que l ' o n m e n t io n n e en d é t a i l dans la Ip r é s e n t e n o t e ne. c o r r e s p o n d e n t p a s a u x c a r a c t é r i s t i q u e s de In a v i r e s de g u e r r e e m p lo y é s p a r l e s r e b e l l e s e s p a g n o l s , m a is Ir é p o n d e n t , , p a r c o n t r e , à d e s t y p é s c o n n u s de l a m a r in e de Ig u e r r e i t a l i e n n e » : ■ .

? . L e s f a i t s r e l a t é s c i - d e s s u s c o n s t i t u e n t u n e a g re s s io n n o u v e l l e e t p a r t i c u l i è r e m e n t f l a g r a n t e de l a p a r t de l ' I t a l i e c o n t r e l a R é p u b l i q u e e s p a g n o le . L a c h o s e e s t s i n o t o i r e e t s i é v i d e n t e que ce s e r a i t u ne i n s u l t e au b o n se n s de V o t r e E x c e l l e n c e e t d e s m em bres du C o n s e i l s que d r e s s a y e r même de l e prouve M a is c e s f a i t s c o n s t i t u e n t , en o u t r e , u n e a g g r a v a t i o n e x c e p t i o n n e l l e m e n t I m p o r t a n t e de l ' é t a t de t e n s i o n q u i e x i s t e a c tu e l l e m e n t d a n s l a M é d i t e r r a n é e , du f a i t de l ' a s s i s t a n c e o u v e r t e a c c o r d é e a u x r e b e l l e s p a r l e s f o r c e s n a v a l e s i t a l i e n n e s . C e tte a g g r a v a t i o n c o n s i s t e n o n s e u le m e n t d a n s l a m a n iè r e i n s o l e n t e d o n t l e s d i t e s f o r c e s n a v a l e s a t t a q u e n t n o s n a v i r e s , m a is encore d a n s l ' e x t e n s i o n de l a zone s u r - l a q u e l l e p o r t e c e t é t a t de t e n s i o n , s i b i e n q u ' a c t u e l l e m e n t l a M é d i t e r r a n é e t o u t e n t i è r e , d e p u i s M a r s e i l l e e t B a r c e lo n e j u s q u ' a u x Dardanelles, d o i t ê t re c o n s i d é r é e comme une zone d a n s l a q u e l l e , à t o u t m o m e n t, p e u t se p r o d u i r e u n I n c i d e n t s u s c e p t i b l e de ' d é c l a n c h e r u ne c o n f l a g r a t i o n g é n é r a l e .

8 . I l e s t m a n i f e s t e q u 'u n e t e l l e s i t u a t i o n d o i t ê t r e exam in é e s a n s u n j o u r de r e t a r d p a r l e C o n s e i l de l a S o c i é t é des N a t i o n s , n o n s e u le m e n t p a u r e s s a y e r d ' y r e m é d ie r a v a n t q u ' i l s o i t t r o p t a r d , m a is a u s s i p o u r que l a c o n d u i t e c r i m i n e l l e du G o u v e rn e m e n t i t a l i e n , a t t a q u a n t s a n s p r o v o c a t i o n d e s n a v i r e s m a rc h a n d s e s p a g n o l s , r e ç o i v e d e v a n t l a c o n s c i e n c e universelle r e p r é s e n t é e p a r l a S o c i é t é d e s N a t i o n s , l a c o n d a m n a t io n q u ’ e l l e m é r i t e . C ' e s t p o u r q u o i l e G o u v e rn e m e n t de l a République, c o n s c i e n t de s e s responsabilités en t a n t que s i g n a t a i r e du P a c te a e x a m in é a v e c l a p l u s g r a n d e a t t e n t i o n s ' i l n ' a v a i t pas l e d e v o i r de p r e n d r e l ' i n i t i a t i v e dé d e m a n d e r une r é u n i o n e x t r a o r d i n a i r e du C o n s e i l de l a S o c i é t é p o u r e x a m in e r l e s f a i t s e x p o s é s da n s l e s s i x p r e m i e r s p a r a g r a p h e s de l a p r é s e n t e n o t e . A p r è s m ûre r é f l e x i o n e t s ' i n s p i r a n t de s o n c o n s t a n t d é s i r de ne r i e n f a i r e q u i p u i s s e ê t r e c o n s i d é r é comme u n n o u v e a u facteur de troubles, l e G o u v e rn e m e n t de l a R é p u b l i q u e a d é c i d é :

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1° de; d e m a n d e r l ' i n s c r i p t i o n de l a q u e s t i o n f a i s a n t l ’ o b j e t de l a p r é s e n t e n o t e à l ' o r d r e du j o u r du C o n s e i l , e n v e r t u de 1 ’ a r t i c l e 11 du P a c t e , e t 2 ° de l a i s s e r à l ' a p p r é c i a t i o n du P r é s i d e n t du C o n s e i l , s e c o n d é p a r l e S e c r é t a i r e g é n é r a l , l e s o in de d é c i d e r de l ' o p p o r t u n i t é d 'u n e r é u n i o n im m é d ia te e t e x t r a o r d i n a i r e du C o n s e i l . De l ' a v i s du G o u v e rn e m e n t de l a R é p u b l iq u e , l a g r a v i t é d e s f a i t s e t de l a s i t u a t i o n q u i en r é s u l t e j u s t i f i e r a i t p l e in e m e n t u n e t e l l e r é u n i o n m a is i l r e c o n n a î t q u e , s i l ' o n t i e n t c o m p te de t o u s l e s é lé m e n ts de la s i t u a t i o n p r é s e n t e ( e t p e r s o n n e ne p e u t l e f a i r e a v e c p l u s d ' o b j e c t i v i t é e t d ' a u t o r i t é que l e P r é s i d e n t du C o n s e i l ) , on peut a b o u t i r à une c o n c l u s i o n d i f f é r e n t e ,

9 . Dans d e s c o m m u n ic a t io n s a n t é r i e u r e s , l e G o u v e rn e m e n t e sp a g n o l a a t t i r é l ' a t t e n t i o n s u r l e s d a n g e r s q u 'u n e i n t e r v e n t io n é t r a n g è r e da n s n o t r e p a y s p o u r r a i t f a i r e c o u r i r à l a p a ix e u r o p é e n n e . L a menace de g u e r r e i n t e r n a t i o n a l e , q u i s ' e s t t o u t d ' a b o r d m a n i f e s t é e s u r l e t e r r i t o i r e e s p a g n o l , s ' e s t é tendue p l u s t a r d s u r n o s c ô t e s e t gag ne m a in t e n a n t d e s r é g ions p l u s é l o i g n é e s . C e t t e s i t u a t i o n o b l i g e l e p e u p le e s p a gno l à é l e v e r d e v a n t l e monde s a p r o t e s t a t i o n l a p l u s i n d i gnée c o n t r e l ' a c t i o n c r i m i n e l l e de s e s a g r e s s e u r s . E n d é n o n çant ce s f a i t s , l e G o u v e rn e m e n t de l a R é p u b l iq u e d é c l a r e s a ferme i n t e n t i o n de f a i r e u s a g e de t o u s l e s m oyens p o u r d é f e n dre s o n d r o i t , s e r v a n t a i n s i l e s i n t é r ê t s s u p é r i e u r s du peuple e s p a g n o l e t l a c a u s e p l u s i m p o r t a n t e e n c o re de l a p a i x u n i v e r s e l l e .

1 0 . E n t o u t c a s , l e G o u v e rn e m e n t de l a R é p u b l i q u e t i e n t à ce q u ' i l s o i t c l a i r e m e n t é t a b l i q u ' e n p r é s e n c e de l a g r a v i t é e x c e p t i o n n e l l e de l a s i t u a t i o n c r é é e p a r l e s a g r e s s i o n s c r i m in e l le s e t r é p é t é e s c o m m ise s c o n t r e d e s n a v i r e s m a rc h a n d s e sp a g n o ls p a r . d e s f o r c e s n a v a le s i t a l i e n n e s , i l s ' e s t a c q u i t t é du d e v o i r que l u i im p o s e sa q u a l i t é de Membre de l a S o c i é t é des N a t i o n s , e n p o r t a n t c e s f a i t s à l a c o n n a is s a n c e d e s a u t r e s Membres de l a S o c i é t é , e n d e m a n d a n t l ' i n s c r i p t i o n de l a q u e s t i o n à l ' o r d r e du j o u r du C o n s e i l e t e n l a i s s a n t à l ' a p p r é c i a t i o n du P r é s i d e n t du C o n s e i l l e s o i n de p r e n d r e . u n e d é c i s i o n quant à l ' o p p o r t u n i t é de c o n v o q u e r im m é d ia te m e n t l e C o n s e i len s e s s i o n e x t r a o r d i n a i r e .

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1 . On t h e e l e v e n t h o f t h e p r e s e n t m o n th a t 8 p .m . t h e S p an ish s t e a m e r "C a m p e a d o r ” was s u n k f o u r t e e n m i l e s s o u t h - e a s t o f Cape B o n , The " C a m p e a d o r ” l e f t t h e p o r t o f C o n s ta n z a on t h e 4 th w i t h a c a rg o , o f 9 , 6 0 0 t o n s o f p e t r o l f o r a S p a n is h p o r t .On th e 1 1 t h a t 9 a . m . t h e "C a m p e a d o r " m e t , some t e n m i l e s s o u t h o f Pampesuda A l a r e c i o , a w a r s h i p f l y i n g t h e I t a l i a n f l a g w h ic h , coming f r o m th e n o r t h - w e s t , a p p ro a c h e d t h e "C a m p e a d o r ” , e x c h a n g in g th e u s u a l s a l u t e s w i t h h e r and s t a n d i n g i n so c l o s e t h a t i t was p o s s i b l e t o r e a d c l e a r l y h e r name ( S a e t t a ) on t h e s t e r n and the l e t t e r s S . A . p a i n t e d i n r e d and v e r y p r o m in e n t on th e b o w s .From t h a t m om ent t h e I t a l i a n w a r s h i p d i d n o t l e a v e t h e " C a m p e a d o r " . A t 4 p .m . o n t h e same d a y a n o t h e r I t a l i a n w a r s h i p o f t h e same type and s i z e a s t h a t a l r e a d y m e n t io n e d a p p e a r e d , b u t i t was im p o s s ib le t o r e a d h e r name as she d i d n o t ' c o m e so c l o s e as t h e f i r s t v e s s e l . H a v in g o n c e e x c h a n g e d v a r i o u s s i g n a l s w i t h t h e " S a e t t a " s h e f o l l o w e d w i t h t h e l a t t e r t h e r o u t e o f t h e S p a n is h s te a m e r . A t 7 p . m . t h e p o s i t i o n o f t h e v e s s e l s was as f o l l o w s : t h e "C a m p e a d o r " was h e a d in g f o r Cape Bon f o l l o w e d a ta d i s t a n c e o f some f i v e o r s i x m i l e s b y th e I t a l i a n w a r s h i p s r e f e r r e d t o , w h i c h , s o m e t im e s i n l i n e and s o m e t im e s s i d e b y s i d e , f o l l o w e d t h e d i r e c t i o n t a k e n b y t h e "C a m p e a d o r ” . A t s u n s e t t h e S p a n is h v e s s e l l i t h e r n a v i g a t i o n l i g h t s and t h i s was a l s o done by th e w a r s h i p s f o l l o w i n g . h e r . A t 7 .2 0 p .m . t h e I t a l i a n w a r s h i p s e x t i n g u i s h e d t h e i r l i g h t s , m oved f o r w a r d a n d t o o k up a p o s i t i o n to s t a r b o a r d o f t h e "C a m p e a d o r " a l i t t l e away f r o m t h e l a t t e r .The m ovem en ts o f t h e I t a l i a n v e s s e l s c o u l d t h u s b e d i s t i n g u i s h e d as t h e y w e re n a v i g a t i n g a s h o r t d i s t a n c e o f f , a n d t h e i r s i l h o u e t t e s c o u ld be c l e a r l y s e e n . A t 7 .5 0 p .m . t h e "C a m p e a d o r " e x p e r ie n c e d a v i o l e n t s h o c k f r o m a p r o j e c t i l e w h i c h h i t t h e e n g in e - room; a l l t h e l i g h t s o n t h e v e s s e l w e re e x t i n g u i s h e d a nd t h e w i r e le s s was p u t o u t o f o r d e r . A s e c o n d e x p l o s i o n o c c u r r e d f r o m f i v e t o s e v e n m in u t e s l a t e r a n d t h e t h i r d and l a s t e x p l o s i o n f rom f i v e t o s e v e n m in u t e s a f t e r t h e s e c o n d . The "C a m p e a d o r " began t o s i n k r a p i d l y ; some m embers o f t h e c r e w w e re a b l e to g e t away i n t h e s h i p ’ s b o a t s a f t e r t h e l a s t e x p l o s i o n . The

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’C a m pe ado r” c a u g h t f i r e . B y t h e l i g h t o f t h e f i r e t h e o f f i c e * a n d c r e w i n t h e b o a t s w e re a b l e t o d i s t i n g u i s h th e s i l h o u e t t e ! o f t h e w a r s h i p s , w h ic h w e re s t i l l q u i t e n e a r t h e s i n k i n g vess l b u t g a v e no a s s i s t a n c e t o . t h e s h ip w r e c k e d p e r s o n s . The f i r l s p r e a d when th e o i l c o v e r e d t h e s u r f a c e o f ' t h e s e a , endange r» th e l i v e s o f t h e p e r s o n s whp w e re t r y i n g t o e s c a p e . From t | f o r e g o i n g a n d i n a c c o r d a n c e ’ w i t h t h e s t a t e m e n t s made by the 1 c a p t a i n a n d o t h e r m em bers o f th e c r e w o f t h e "C a m p e a d o r ” , t h e r e i s no d o u b t t h a t t h e v e s s e l was a t t a c k e d b y th e I t a l i a n ! w a r s h i p s , one o f w h ic h w a s , we c a n a s s e r t , t h e ’'S a e t t a " *O f t h e f o r t y - t w o m em bers o f t h e c re w t h i r t y escaped - i n the b o a t s a n d made f o r t h e c o a s t o f T u n i s , w h e re t h e a u t h o r i t i e s I i n s t i t u t e d an e n q u i r y a n d r e n d e r e d h e l p a n d a s s i s t a n c e to th e ! c r e w , f o r w h ic h t h e S p a n is h G o v e rn m e n t e x p r e s s e s i t s _ g r a t i t u d e I n t h e s t a t e m e n t o f t h e p r e v i o u s e v e n t s t h e d e c l a r a t i o n s marlel b e f o r e t h e S p a n is h C o n s u l i n T u n is b y th e c a p t a i n o f the ’’ C a m p e a d o r” , F e l i x G a ra y G o r o r o d o , t h e f i r s t o f f i c e r o f the v e s s e l , A n d r e s F e r r e r A l v a r e z t h e s i x t h e n g i n e e r , Raimundo B o s a n a te I t u r r i a g a a n d o t h e r m embers o f t h e c r e w c o i n c i d e .The E n g l i s h v e s s e l ’’D i d o ” p i c k e d up on t h e s c e n e o f th e d is - I a s t e r t h r e e o t h e r m em bers o f t h e c re w ;- t h e y w e re la n d e d a t G i b r a l t a r on t h e 1 4 t h i n s t . A c c o r d in g - t o t h e i r s ta te m e n ts j b e f o r e t h e C o n s u l - G e n e r a l o f S p a in a t G i b r a l t a r , wh.en the ex-1 p l o s i o n o n th e ’’ C a m p e a d o r" o c c u r r e d , t h e y ju m pe d i n t o the seal a nd t r i e d t o sw im t o s a f e t y ; t h e l i g h t o f t h e f i r e e n a b le d t h l t o see on t h e s t a r b o a r d o f t h e b u r n i n g v e s s e l t h e I t a l i a n war-1 s h i p s , w h ic h r e g a r d e d t h e s c e n e w i t h i n d i f f e r e n c e . Some t h i r t y m in u t e s a f t e r t h e e v e n t a m e r c h a n t v e s s e l p a s s e d by anl l a t e r , a n o t h e r E n g l i s h v e s s e l , t h e ’’D i d o ” , a p p e a re d . " . She s t o p p e d and t o o k on b o a r d - the t h r e e m em bers o f t h e c re w m e n t l i ed a b o v e , who w e re t r e a t e d w i t h t h e g r e a t e s t k i n d n e s s . A b o a t f r o m t h e " D i d o " made a s e a r c h n e a r t h e s c e n e o f . th e dis-l a s t e r b u t w i t h o u t f i n d i n g a n y o t h e r s u r v i v o r s . The E n g l i s h I s t e a m e r " C l i m t o n i a ” p i c k e d up o n t h e s c e n e o f t h e d i s a s t e r two! o t h e r m em bers o f t h e c re w o f t h e "C a m p e a d o r ' ’ who were ' landed a| C a r t a g e n a . One o f th e m s t a t e d b e f o r e t h e M i n i s t e r o f National D e fe n c e t h a t when he swam aw ay f r o m t h e ’’C a m p e a d o r ” ,, he c lear 1| saw t h e tw o I t a l i a n d e s t r o y e r s , a n d when’ t h e f i r e was ex t ing u i l ed t h e ’’S a e t t a ” a nd h e r s i s t e r s h i p t u r n e d t h e i r s e a r c h l i g h t s I t h e s p o t w h e re t h e "C a m p e a d o r ” h a d gone ' down a n d on t o th e men who w e re s t r u g g l i n g t o ke e p t h e m s e lv e s a f l o a t , so as t o f i r e a th e m . T h i s s u r v i v o r a d d s t h a t he c l e a r l y h e a r d s e v e r a l burs o f f i r e . A f t e r w a r d s t h e tw o I t a l i a n d e s t r o y e r s m oved away. When t h e s h i p w r e c k e d men w e re s e e n b y th e - " C l i m t o n i a ” th e y wer n e a r l y e x h a u s t e d . • The c a p t a i n o f t h e ’’ C l i m t o n i a " o r d e r e d tho on b o a r d t o k e e p s i l e n c e so t h a t t h e c r i e s o f a n y o t h e r s u r v i v o r s m i g h t be h e a r d . He o r d e r e d t h e s e a r c h l i g h t s to be t u r n e d on t h e s e a , , a nd f o u r s a i l o r s w i t h l i f e b e l t s w e re p e r c e i v e d . T he y w e re a l r e a d y d e a d a nd h a d u n d o u b t e d l y been k i lb y t h e m a c h in e g u n f i r e o f t h e tw o I t a l i a n d e s t r o y e r s .

2 . On t h e 1 3 t h t h e S p a n is h s t e a m e r "C onde A b a s o lo * ’ was s u n k n e a r Cape B o n . On t h e 1 7 t h t h e E n g l i s h s te a m e r " C i t y o f W e l l i n g t o n ” la n d e d a t A l g i e r s t w e n t y - t h r e e m embers o f the c re w o f t h a t v e s s e l . The c a p t a i n o f t h e "C o nde A b a s o lo ” s t a t e d b e f o r e th e S p a n is h C o n s u la t e a t A l g i e r s t h a t on the 1 2 t h i n s t . , a t a b o u t 5 p . m . , tw o I t a l i a n s e a p la n e s o f the S a v o ia t y p e f l e w o v e r t h e v e s s e l m a k in g i n t h e d i r e c t i o n o f S i c i l y . On t h a t same d a y tw o I t a l i a n c r u i s e r s p a s s e d a t ad i s t a n c e o f tw o m i l e s , m o v in g i n a w e s t e r l y d i r e c t i o n towards t h e c o a s t o f M o ro c c o w i t h o u t a t t e m p t i n g t o a p p r o a c h th e vessel'

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On th e 1 3 t h when t h e "C o nde A b a s o lo 11 was n e a r the- c o a s t o f f Cape - B on s i x I t a l i a n w a r s h i p s p a s s e d b y . One h o u r l a t e r two I t a l i a n t u g s a p p e a r e d . A t ' 8 p . m . on t h a t d a y i n l a t i t u d e 36.10 n o r t h and l o n g i t u d e 1 2 . 4 1 e a s t a v e s s e l was p e r c e i v e d in th e d i r e c t i o n o f t h e L i n o a a l a P a n t e l a r i a I s l a n d s . She was t h o u g h t t o be a m e r c h a n t s h i p as she c a r r i e d w h i t e l i g h t s a l o f t a nd g r e e n and r e d l i g h t s a t t h e s i d e s . When s h e was a f t o f t h e S p a n is h v e s s e l she t u r n e d a n d p u t on h e r s e a r c h l i g h t s . She c h a n g e d d i r e c t i o n a g a in and came a l o n g s i d e .She e x t i n g u i s h e d h e r l i g h t s a n d f i r e d a t o r p e d o , w h i c h d e s t ro y e d t h e e n g in e s o f t h e S p a n is h v e s s e l . T h i s was a t 9 p .m . a nd th e v e s s e l ’ s b e a r i n g s w e re l a t i t u d e 3 6 . 1 0 n o r t h and l o n g i t u d e 1 2 .5 2 e a s t . The c re w t o o k : t o t h e b o a t s .The a t t a c k i n g v e s s e l was a t o r p e d o - b o a t o f t h é n e w e s t t y p e w i th tw o f u n n e l s a n d tw o d e c k s . The c a p t a i n o f t h e "C o nde A b a s o lo ,f b e l i e v e s i t t o h a v e b e e n an I t a l i a n t o r p e d o b o a t .

3 . On t h e 1 5 t h a t 1 0 . 3 0 a .m . t h e S p a n is h s te a m e r "C iudad de C a d i z ” was t o r p e d o e d f i f t e e n m i l e s f r o m th e Is la n d o f T e n e d o s i n t h e f o l l o w i n g c i r c u m s t a n c e s , r e c o u n t e d by th e c a p t a i n o f t h i s v e s s e l a t t h e S p a n is h C o n s u la t e a t I s t a n b u l . The i?C iu d a d de C a d iz " was o f f t h e I s l a n d o f Tenedos w hen a s u b m a r in e f l y i n g no f l a g came to t h e s u r f a c e .I t b o re t h e l e t t e r and num be r C 3 i n r e d . I t f o l l o w e d th ecourse o f t h e S p a n is h v e s s e l u n t i l 1 0 . 3 0 . The s u b m a r i n e ,when a b o u t 300 m e t r e s a w a y , f i r e d e i g h t s h o t s and tw o t o r p e d o e s , which h i t t h e 51 C iu d a d de C a d iz ' " . A t t h e same t i m e , she h o is te d t h e f l a g o f t h e r e b e l s ; t h e c r e w o f t h e " C iu d a d de C ad iz " e s c a p e d i n t h r e e b o a t s and w e re p i c k e d up b y t h e R u s s ia n s team er "A b a n e S o t " . The " C iu d a d de C a d iz " s a n k a f t e r t e n m in u te s , l a t i t u d e 3 9 . 3 8 n o r t h , l o n g i t u d e 2 0 . 4 6 e a s t . The a t t a c k i n g s u b m a r in e was a m o d e rn v e s s e l w i t h l a r g e c a l i b r e guns in th e b o w s , on d e c k and a s t e r n o f t h e p e r i s c o p e , and an a n t i a i r c r a f t g u n a nd w i r e l e s s d i r e c t i o n - f i n d i n g a p p a r a t u s . The subm ar ine g a v e no w a r n i n g and w a tc h e d t h e s i n k i n g o f t h e s h i p and t h e r e s c u e o f t h e c re w b y th e S o v i e t v e s s e l , w i t h w h ic h i t d id n o t i n t e r f e r e . When th e S p a n is h s te a m e r had ; h o i s t e d th e w h ite f l a g , t h e s u b m a r in e w a i t e d u n t i l t h e s h i p s a n k , and t h e n moved o f f t o w a r d s t h e w e s t . The c a p t a i n o f t h e " C iu d a d d§C ad iz " c o n s i d e r s t h a t i t was n o t a S p a n is h • s u b m a r in e . ‘

4 . On. t h e 1 8 t h t h e S p a n is h C onsu la te a t A l g i e r s ' r e p o r t e d th a t t h e s te a m e r " A l d e c o a " r e a c h e d t h a t p l a c e p u r s u e d ’ b y an I t a l i a n d e s t r o y e r . . The S p a n is h G o v e rn m e n t h a s n o t y e t r e c e i v ed th e s t a t e m e n t o f t h e c a p t a i n o f t h e " A l d e c o a " „

5 . On t h e 1 9 t h o f t h i s m o n th th e S p a n is h C h a rg é d ' A f f a i r e s a t A n k a ra r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e S p a n is h s te a m e r " A r m u r u ” had b e e n sunk on t h e p r e v i o u s n i g h t b y a s u b m a r in e h a l f a m i l e s o u t h west, o f . t h e i s l a n d o f T e n e d o s , th e s h i p b e i n g l o s t and . t h e crew- saved. The S p a n is h G o v e rn m e n t has n o t y e t r e c e i v e d th e s t a t e ment o f t h e c a p t a i n o f t h e " A r m u r u " .

6 . ïh e f o r e g o i n g f a c t s c o n s t i t u t e a c o n f i r m a t i o n o fitem s o f i n f o r m a t i o n p o s s e s s e d b y t h e S p a n is h G o v e r n m e n t , many o f wh ich a r e p u b l i c k n o w le d g e and a t t r i b u t e t o u n i t ' s o f t h e I t a l i a n navy o t h e r a c t s o f a g g r e s s i o n a g a i n s t S p a n is h m e r c h a n t s h i p s and m e r c h a n t s h i p s o f o t h e r n a t i o n s c o m m i t t e d r e c e n t l y i n d i f f e r e n t p a r t s o f t h e M e d i t e r r a n e a n . - The c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f the u n i t s w h ic h h a v e c a r r i e d o u t t h e s e a t t a c k s a n d w h ic h a r e g iven i n d e t a i l i n t h e p r e s e n t N o te do n o t c o r r e s p o n d t o t h o s e of w a r s h ip s i n t h e s e r v i c e o f t h e S p a n is h r e b e l s , b u t o n th e c o n t r a r y t o know n t y p e s o f t h e I t a l i a n n a v y .

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7 . The f a c t s r e l a t e d a b o v e c o n s t i t u t e an add it iona and p a r t i c u l a r l y f l a g r a n t a g g r e s s i o n by I t a l y a g a in s t the S p a n is h R e p u b l i c . T h i s i s so o b v io u s and s e l f - e v i d e n t t e v e n an a t t e m p t t o p r o v e i t w o u ld be an i n s u l t t o the goo s e n s e o f y o u r s e l f and t h e M em bers o f t h e C o u n c i l . But t f a c t s f u r t h e r c o n s t i t u t e an a g g r a v a t i o n o f e x c e p t i o n a l im ta n c e o f t h e s t a t e o f t e n s i o n wh.-i.eh a t p r e s e n t e x i s t s in M e d i t e r r a n e a n as a r e s u l t o f t h e o p e n a s s i s t a n c e a ffo rded t h e r e b e l s b y t h e I t a l i a n n a v a l f o r c e s . T h i s agg rava t io c o n s i s t s n o t o n l y i n t h e i n s o l e n t way i n w h ic h th e a ttack a r e made a g a i n s t o u r s h i p s b y t h e s a i d n a v a l f o r c e s but a i n t h e e x t e n s i o n o f t h e zone i n w h i c h t h i s s t a t e o f tensi e x i s t s , so much so t h a t a t p r e s e n t t h e whole Meditarranea f r o m M a r s e i l l e s and B a r c e l o n a t o t h e D a r d a n e l l e s must be c o n s id e r e d as a zone i n w h ic h a t any moment a n i n c id e n t m o c c u r w h ic h m ig h t p r o d u c e a g e n e r a l c o n f l a g r a t i o n .

8 . I t i s o b v io u s t h a t s u c h a s i t u a t i o n o u g h t to be e x a m in e d w i t h o u t a d a y ’ s d e l a y b y t h e C o u n c i l o f th e leag o f n a t i o n s i n o r d e r t h a t an a t t e m p t may be made t o remedy i t b e f o r e i t i s t o o l a t e and i n o r d e r t h a t t h e c r im in a l c d u c t o f t h e I t a l i a n G o v e rn m e n t i n a t t a c k i n g S p a n is h mere' v e s s e l s w i t h o u t p r o v o c a t i o n s h o u ld r e c e i v e due condemnati i n t h e e y e s o f ■ w o r l d p u b l i c o p i n i o n as r e p r e s e n t e d by the

Lea gue o f N a t i o n s . The G o v e rn m e n t o f t h e R e p u b l i c , con s c io u s o f i t s r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s as a s i g n a t o r y o f th e Cove has v e r y c a r e f u l l y c o n s i d e r e d w h e t h e r i t was n o t i t s duty t o t a k e th e i n i t i a t i v e o f p r o p o s i n g a s p e c i a l m e e t in g of t h e C o u n c i l o f t h e L e a g u e t o e x a m in e t h e f a c t s r e l a t e d in t h e f i r s t s i x p a r a g r a p h s o f t h i s N o te . A f t e r m a tu re re f l e c t i o n , and i n v ie w o f i t s c o n s t a n t d e s i r e n o t t o take s t e p w h ic h m i g h t be c o n s i d e r e d as a new f a c t o r o f d is tu rb th e G o v e rn m e n t o f t h e R e p u b l i c h a s d e c i d e d , f i r s t , t o ask f o r th e p l a c i n g o f t h e q u e s t i o n d e a l t w i t h i n t h e present N o te on t h e A g e n d a o f t h e C o u n c i l i n v i r t u e o f A r t i c l e 11 o f t h e C o v e n a n t a n d , s e c o n d l y , t o l e a v e i t t o t h e judgmen o f t h e P r e s i d e n t o f t h e C o u n c i l , w i t h t h e a d v i c e o f the S e c r e t a r y - G e n e r a l , t o d e c i d e as t o t h e d e s i r a b i l i t y o f an im m e d ia te e x t r a o r d i n a r y s e s s i o n o f t h e C o u n c i l . I n the^ o p i n i o n o f t h e G o v e rn m e n t o f t h e R e p u b l i c , t h e g r a v i t y of t h e f a c t s and o f t h e s i t u a t i o n c r e a t e d by them w o u ld fu l l j u s t i f y s u c h a m e e t i n g , b u t i t r e c o g n i s e s t h a t , t a k i n g ^ a c c o u n t a l l t h e v a r i o u s e le m e n ts o f t h e p r e s e n t s i t u a t i o n (a n d no one c a n do so w i t h m ore i m p a r t i a l i t y and a u th o r i t t h a n t h e P r e s i d e n t o f t h e C o u n c i l ) , a d i f f e r e n t conclus io m ig h t be r e a c h e d .

9 . I n p r e v i o u s c o m m u n ic a t io n s t h e S p a n is h Governme h a s d ra w n a t t e n t i o n t o t h e d a n g e r s t o w h ic h f o r e i g n in te r v e n t i o n i n o u r c o u n t r y e x p o s e s E u ro p e a n p e a c e . . The _thre o f i n t e r n a t i o n a l w a r , w h ic h was f i r s t o f a l l made ev iden t i n S p a n is h t e r r i t o r y , was l a t e r e x t e n d e d t o o u r c o a s ts an i s now s p r e a d i n g t o m o re d i s t a n t p a r t s . T h is s i t u a t i o n o b l i g e s t h e S p a n is h p e o p le t o r a i s e b e f o r e th e w o r ld a m o s t p a s s i o n a t e p r o t e s t a g a i n s t t h e c r i m i n a l a c t i o n o f y a g g r e s s o r s . I n d e n o u n c in g t h e s e a c t s t h e G overnm ent oi R e p u b l i c d e c l a r e s i t s f i r m i n t e n t i o n o f u s i n g e v e ry possi means o f d e f e n d in g i t s r i g h t s , t h u s s e r v i n g th e b e s t i n t e r e s t s o f t h e S p a n is h p e o p le and t h e h i g h e r cause oi u n i v e r s a l p e a c e .

10, In any case the Government of the Republic wishes to make it clear that in view of the exceptional gravity Qf the situation created by the criminal and repeated aggressions suffered by Spanish merchant ships at the hands of Italian naval fprces, it has performed the duty incumbent on it as a Member of the League of Hâtions in bringing these facts to the knowledge of the other Members of the League, in asking that the question should be placed on the agenda of the Council, and in leaving it to the judgment of the President of the Council to take a decision as to the desirability of summoning an immediate extraordinary session‘Of the Council.

Requesting you to communicate the present telegram to all States Members of the League,

I have the honour to be, etc.,

José GIRAL

Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs.

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