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Poisons, Opium And Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act (No. 13 of 1984) - Sect 5

Insertion of new section 54A and 54B in the principal enactment. [5,13 of 1984]

5. The following new sections are hereby inserted immediately after section 54, and shall have effect as section 54A and section 54B of the principal enactment :-
54A. Any person who -
(a) manufactures any of the following dangerous drugs, namely heroin or cocaine or morphine or opium shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance and shall on conviction by the High Court without a jury be liable to a sentence of death or life imprisonment;
(b) except as permitted by or otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter or a licence of the Director, trafficks in any dangerous drug set out in Column II of Part III of the Third Schedule in excess of the amount set out in the said Column II shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance and shall on conviction by the High Court without a jury be liable to the penalty set out in the corresponding entry in Column III of that Part;
(c) except as permitted by or otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter or a licence of the Director, imports or exports any dangerous drug let out in Column II of Part III of the Third Schedule in excess of the amount set out in the said Column II shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance and shall on conviction by the High Court without a jury he liable to the penalty set out in the corresponding entry in Column III of that Part;
(d) except as permitted by or otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter or a licence of the Director, possesses any dangerous drug set Out in Column 11 of Part III of the Third Schedule in excess of the amount set out in the said Column II shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance and shall on conviction by the High Court without a jury be liable to the penalty set out in the corresponding entry in Column III of that Part.
54B. Any person who abets the commission of or who attempts to commit or does any act preparatory to or in furtherance of the commission of any offence under section 54A shall be guilty of such offence and shall be liable on conviction to the punishment provided for such offence."

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