Section 10: Definitions for purpose of Part V
For the purposes of this Part-
"Convention" in relation to any international procedure in respect of any drug means the Geneva Convention (No. 1) and the Geneva Convention (No. 2) or such one of these Conventions as allows of such procedure being reciprocally adopted in respect of such drug by the parties to the Convention;
"conveyance" includes ship, motor, aircraft, train, and any other means of transport by which goods may be brought into or taken from Nigeria;
"dangerous drug" means-(a) raw opium, cocoa leaves, and Indian hemp;
(b)
any drug to which Part III applies at the commencement of this Act or to which the said Part may hereafter be applied under subsection (2) of section 9 or, with or without modifications, under subsection (3) of section 9 of this Act:
Provided that the expression shall not be deemed to include any drug mentioned in paragraph (a) where such inclusion would involve a conflict between any provision of this Part and any provision of the Indian Hemp Act;
[Cap.16.]
"diversion certificate" means a certificate issued by the competent authority of a country through which a dangerous drug passes in transit, authorising the diversion of such drug to a country other than that specified as the country of ultimate destination in the export authorisation, and containing all the particulars required to be included in an export authorisation, together with the name of the country from which the consignment was originally exported;
"export authorisation" means an authorisation issued by a competent authority in a country from which a dangerous drug is exported, containing full particulars of such drug, and the quantity is authorised to be exported, together with the names and addresses of the exporter and the person to whom it is to be sent, and stating the country to which, and the period within, it is to be exported;
"import authorisation" means a licence, issued by a competent authority, authorising the importation of a specified quantity of a dangerous drug and containing full particulars of the drug, together with the name and address of the person authorised to import the drug, the name and address of the person from whom the drug is to be obtained, and specifying the period within which the importation must be effected;
"import certificate" means a certificate substantially as in Form A in the Schedule to this Act, issued by a competent authority in a country into which it is intended to import dangerous drugs.
[Form A. Schedule.]
Cite this section
Section 10, DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT (1935).
https://repo.podus.ai/laws/dangerous-drugs-act/section/10/