The Opium Act Amendment Act 1905 (SA)

ANNO QUINTO

A.D. 1905.

No. 890.

An Act to amend <'The Opium Act, 1895."

[Assented to, December 9th, 1905.1

E it Enacted by the Governor, with the advice and consent of

B the Parliament of South Australia, as follows:

1, This Act may be cited for all purposes as " The Opium Act

Amendment Act, 1905."

2, This Act shall be incorporated and read together with The Inco*ration-

Opium Act, 1895."

ceutical chemist.

3. Any person who shall sell, barter, exchange, or give, or Sale toEumpeanaand

others prohibited.

permit to be sold, bartered, exchanged, or given, any opium to any subsequent offence to a penalty of not less than Ten Pounds nor more than Fifty Pounds, or to imprisonment for any period not more than three months, or to both of such penalty and imprison- ment, at the discretion of the Court.

person whether an aboriginal native of Australia or half-caste of that

race, or otherwise, except as a medicine, under the authority of a duly

qualified registered medical practitioner, shall be guilty of an offence,

and shall be liable on :L first conviction to a penalty of not less than

4. The provisions of section 3 of this Act shall not apply to any Exemption of whole-

person carrying on business as a wholesale druggist, and supplying "e	d"g@b.
opium in the course of such business to any registered pharma-

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The Opium Act Amendment Act.-1C05.

Deportation for 5. Any Asiatic alien who is guilty of a contravention of section 3

oftence.	of " The Opium Act, 1895," shall, in addition to the punishment prescribed in the said section, be liable to be deported from the State to the domicile of his origin.
Manufaoture of

o ium for smoking an 6. Any person who shall manufacture opium in any form suitable

ogenGe .dolt act.	for smoking within the State of Son th Australia shall be guilty of
an offence against this Act., and shall be liable to a fine of not less
than Ten Pounds nor more than Fifty Pounds.

Keeping house for 7.

Any person who shall keep open, manage, or assist in keeping open or managing any house or place used for the purpose of opium- smoking shall be guilty of an offence against this Act, and shall be liable to a fine of not less than Ten Pounds nor more than Fifty Pounds, and shall, on a second conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months.

opium-smoking an

offenoe.

Date of coming into 8. This Act shall come into operation on the first day of July,

operation. one thousand nine hundred and six.

In the name and on behalf of His Majesty, I hereby assent to

this Bill.

GEORGE R. LE HUNTE, Governor.

Adelaide : By authority, C. E. Bars~ow, Government Printer, North Temce.