Section 10
Use of premises, possession of utensils and consumption of opium
If any person—
(a)
being the owner or occupier of any premises permits those premises to be used for the purpose of making prepared opium or for the sale or the smoking or consumption otherwise of prepared opium; or
(b)
is concerned in the management of any premises used for any such purposes as aforesaid, he shall be guilty of an offence against this Act and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding **ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding **three years or to both.
(2)
If any person—
(a)
has in his possession any pipe or other utensil for use in connection with the smoking of prepared opium, or any utensil used in the preparation of opium for smoking or consumption otherwise; or
(b)
smokes or otherwise consumes prepared opium or frequents any place or places used for the purpose of smoking or otherwise consuming prepared opium,
*NOTE—Previously “ten thousand ringgit”–see Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act 1986 [Act A659].
**NOTE—Previously “five thousand ringgit” and “two years imprisonment”–see Dangerous Drugs
(Amendment) Act 1972 [Act A112].
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he shall be guilty of an offence against this Act and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding *five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding *two years or to both.
(3)
In this section “consume” with its grammatical variations means eat, chew, smoke, swallow, drink, inhale, or introduce into the body in any manner or by any means whatsoever.