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in any way move any such drug from the conveyance by which it is brought into Malaysia in transit; or

in any way move any such drug in Malaysia at any time after removal from such conveyance, except under and in accordance with a licence (in the Form D set out in the Second Schedule and in this Act referred to as a “removal licence”) issued by the Minister. In all cases it shall be in the absolute discretion of the Minister to issue or refuse a removal licence as he shall deem fit.

No removal licence for the transfer of any such drug to any conveyance for removal out of Malaysia shall be issued unless and until a valid and subsisting export authorization or diversion certificate relating to it is produced to the Minister save that where the drug has come from a country not a party to the Convention this subsection shall not apply.

This section shall not apply to dangerous drugs in transit by post.

Notwithstanding this section the Minister may in his absolute discretion authorize the temporary removal for safe custody of such quantities of dangerous drugs as may reasonably form part of the

*NOTE—Previously “ten thousand ringgit” and “three years imprisonment”–see Dangerous Drugs

(Amendment) Act 1973 [Act A194].

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medical stores of any ship or aircraft on such terms and subject to such conditions as he shall think fit.

Any person who contravenes this section shall be guilty of an offence against this Act, and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding *twenty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.