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Fiji amends its Dangerous Drugs Ordinance

Ordinance No. 2 of 1945 amended the 1937 Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, touching arrest, penalty and evidentiary provisions. The 1948 consolidation shows the amended Supreme Court maximum of a £1,000 fine or 10 years, and a magistrate's maximum of £250 or 12 months. The exact date of assent was not traced.[1]

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References

  1. UN — E/NL.1948/45, Fiji Dangerous Drugs Ordinance as in force in 1948Margin notes '2 of 1945' at sections 9 and 39; penalty provisions.archived

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