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NORTHERN NIGERIA

A Proelamation reffalating the importation, sale and manafactore of Spirituons liiqnors and wines.

No 1 (1902).

Be it enacted by the High Commissioner of Northern Nigeria as follows :

1. This Proclamation may be cited as «The Liquor prohibition Proclamation 1902 »•

3. Proclamation No 13 of 1900 entitled « The Liquor prohibition Proclamation 1900 », is hereby repealed.

3. In this Proclamation : « Spirituous Liquors » shall mean and include rum, brandy, gin, whiskey, absinthe, liquors and otber distilled waters; and « Yessel » shall mean and include any kind of ship, boat, ligbter, canoë, or raft. used for inland navigation.

Importation of Spirituous Liquors and Wines.

4. No spirituous liquors or wines shall be imported into the Protectorate except as hereinafter provided.

8. Non-natives desiring to i m port into the Protectorate spirituous liquors and wines for their own use, or for the purposes of sale under licence to non-natives, mav do so on making a due déclaration thereof and on receiving a permit in the form of schedule A from the Secretary to the Administration or from such other person or persons as the High Commissioner may appoint :

Provided always that it shall be in the power of the Secretary to the Administration or such other person or persons as the High Commissioner may appoint to refuse to grant a permit.

6. Every person wilfully making a false déclaration, or taking part in or conniving at any contravention of the two foregoing sections shall be liable on conviction for a first offence to a penalty not exceeding one hundred pounds and for each subséquent offence to a penalty not exceeding five hundred pounds.