THE CYPRUS GAZETTE, 1925.

Power of
arrest.
Interpretation.
in addition to any other punishment, order the goods in
respect of which the offence was" committed to be
forfeited.
15. Any Peace Qfficer may arrest without warrant any
person who has committed, or attempted to commit,
or is reasonably suspected by a Peace Officer of having
committed or attempted to commit, an offence against
this Law, if he has reasonable ground for believing that
that person will abscond unless arrested, or if the name
and address of that person are unknown to and cannot be
ascertained by him.
,10.—(1) In this Law, unless the context otherwise
requires—
The expression " Raw Opiuni"**^^niean^'^the spOntMeously
coagulated juice obtained from the capsules of the Papaver
somniferum L., which has only been sul3mitted to the
necessary manipulations for packing and transport, whatever
its content of morphine ;
The expression " Medicinal Opium " means raw opium
which has undergone the processes necessary to adapt
it for medicinal use in accordance with the requirements
of the national pharmacopoeia, whether in powder form or
granulated or otherwise or mixed with neutral materials ;
The expression " Prepared Qpium " means opium prepared
for smoking and includes dross and . any other
residues remaining after opiurii has been smoked ;
The expression " Coca Leaf" means the leaf of the
Erythroxylon Coca Lamarck and the Erythroxylon novogranatense
(Morris) Hieronymus and their varieties,
belonging to the family of Erythroxylacese and the leaf
of other species of this genus from which it may be found
possible to extract cocaine either directly or by chemical
transformation.
The expression " Indian Hemp" means the dried
flowering or fruiting tops of the pistillate plant Cannabis
Sativa L. and includes the resin obtained from the growing
plant Cannabis Sativa L., under whatever name they may
be designated in commerce.
The expression "Morphine" means the principal alkaloid
of opium having the chemical formu a C17H19NO3.
The expression '' Diacetyl-morphine" means diacetylmorphine
(diamorphine, heroin) having the formula
C21H23NO5.
The expression " Crude Cocaine" means any extract
of the coca leaf which can be used directly or indirectly*
for the manufacture of cocaine.
The expression " Cocaine " means methyl-benzoyl Isevoecgonine
([a] D 20° = — 16°4 in 20 per cent, solution
in chloroform) of which the formula is C17II21NO4.
The expression " Ecgonine" means Isevo-ecgonine
([a] D 20° = — 45°6 in 5 per cent, solution in water),
of which" the formula fl is G^Hi5N03H2o,- and a^U- the
derivatives of Isevo-ecgonine which might serve industrially
for its recovery.
The expression " approved ports " means ports approved
by the Chief Collector of Customs for the importation
of raw opium and coca leaves.
The* expression " for medical and scientific purposes "
means for use as medicine and for dental and veterinary
requirements and for the purposes of scientific research.
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