Act 9
Illustration—
Penal Code Act
2008
A man who has been convicted of theft is found by night
crouching in the shadow of a locked shop and seeing a
policeman at once runs away. He or
she is arrested in possession of a large bundle of keys. It
need not be shown that he or she was trying the keys or
attempting to open the shop.
CHAPTER XXVI
OFFENCES INVOLVING DANGEROUS DRUGS
Offences Involving Dangerous Drugs
382. Definitions in Chapter XXVI.
In this Chapter—
“cannabis” means the flowering or fruiting tops of the cannabis
plant (excluding the seeds and leaves when not accompanied by
the tops) from which the resin has not been extracted, by
whatever name they may be designated;
“cannabis plant” means any plant of the genus cannabis;
“cannabis resin” means the separated resin, whether crude or
purified, obtained from the cannabis plant;
“coca bush” means the plant of any species of the genus
erythroxylon;
“coca leaf” means the leaf of the coca bush except a leaf from
which all ecgonine alkaloids have been removed;
“dangerous drug” means—
(a) any coca bush, coca leaf, raw opium or cannabis plant;
(b) prepared opium, prepared cannabis or cannabis resin;
“deal in” in relation to a dangerous drug, includes to sell or to
perform any act, whether as a principal, agent, carrier, messenger or
otherwise, in connection with the delivery, collection, importation,
exportation, trans-shipment, supply, administration, manufacture,
cultivation, procurement or transmission of such drug;
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