Section 19, The Dangerous Drugs Short title

(1) Any person- (a) who acts in contravention of, or fails to comply with, any rule made under this Ordinance; or (b) who acts in contravention of, or fails to comply with, the conditions of any licence issued or authority granted under or in pursuance of this Ordinance; or S.L.-VoL. Ill-28* Search warrant. Penalty for obstruction. Offences and penalties. 1628 Cap. 154] Dangerous Drugs (c) who for the purpose of obtaining, whether for himself or for any other person, the issue, grant or renewal of any such licence or authority as aforesaid, makes any declaration or statement which is false in any particular, or knowingly utters, produces or makes use of any such declaration or statement or any document containing the same; or (d) who in the Colony aids, abets, counsels or procures the commission in any place outside the Colony of any offence punishable under the provisions of any corresponding law in force 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 against this Ordinance; shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance. (2) Every person guilty of an offence against this Ordinance shall, in respect of each offence, be liable- (a) on conviction in the Supreme Court, to a fine not exceeding one thousand pounds, or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding ten years, with or without hard labour, or to both such fine and imprisonment; or (b) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty pounds, or to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for a period not exceeding twelve months, or to both such fine and imprisonment; and shall, in every case on conviction for the offence, forfeit to Her Majesty all articles in respect of which the offence was committed, and the court before which the offender was convicted may order any forfeited articles to be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as the court thinks fit. (3) Subject as hereinafter provided, no person shall, on conviction for any offence of contravening or failing to comply with any rule under this Ordinance relating to the keeping of books or the issuing or dispensing of prescriptions containing drugs to which this Ordinance applies, be sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine or to pay a fine exceeding fifty pounds, if the Court dealing with the case is satisfied that the offence was committed through inadvertence and was not p;reparatory to, or committed in the course of, or in connection with, the commission or intended commission of any other offence against this Ordinance. (4) If any person attempts to commit an offence against this Ordinance, or solicits or incites another person to commit such an offence, he shall, without prejudice to any other liability, be liable on summary conviction to the same punishment and forfeiture as if he had committed an offence under this Ordinance. {5) Where a person convicted of an offence under this Ordinance is a company, the chairman 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. (6) Any proceedings before a magistrate for an offence against this Ordinance, or for attempting or soliciting or inciting another person to commit such an offence may, notwithstanding any Ordinance prescribing the time within which such proceedings may be brought, be brought either within the time so prescribed or within three months from the date on which evidence sufficient in the opinion of the Attorney General to justify a prosecution for the offence comes to his knowledge, whichever is the longer, and for the purposes of this sub-section, a certificate purporting to be signed by the Attorney General as to the date on which such evidence as aforesaid comes to his knowledge shall be conclusive evidence thereof.