HONG KONG
No. 41 of 1968.
I assent.
M. D. Irving Gass,
Acting Governor.
7th November, 1968.
An Ordinance to repeal and replace the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance.
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Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof.
PART I.
Short title, and interpretation.
Short title and commencement. 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1968, and shall come into operation on a day to be appointed by the Governor by notice in the Gazette.
Interpretation. 2. (1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires―
“approved” means approved by the Director for the purposes of this Ordinance;
“authorized seller of poisons” means an authorized seller of poisons within the meaning of the (Cap. 138.)Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance;
1965, c. 15, s. 24(1).“cannabis” (except where used in the definition of “cannabis resin”) means the flowering or fruiting tops of any plant of the genus cannabis from which the resin has not been extracted, by whatever name they may be designated;
1965, c. 15, s. 24(1).“cannabis resin” means the separated resin, whether crude or purified, obtained from any plant of the genus cannabis;
“charge” means a complaint, information, charge or indictment;
“Chief Pharmacist” means the person so appointed by the Governor and such other person as the Director may appoint