Cap. 101 Art. 15Dangerous drugs, in transit.

(1) No person shall bring any dangerous drug to Malta in transit unless -

(a) the drug is in course of transit from a country from which it may lawfully be exported, to another country into which such drug may lawfully be imported; and

(b) it is accompanied by a valid and subsisting export authorization or diversion certificate, as the case may be.

(2) Where any dangerous drug in transit is accompanied by an export authorization or diversion certificate and the Comptroller of Customs has reasonable ground for believing that such authorization or certificate is false, or that it has been obtained by fraud or wilful misrepresentation of a material particular, it shall be lawful for the Comptroller of Customs to seize and detain the drug to which such authorization or certificate relates. Upon being satisfied that such authorization or certificate is valid or has not been obtained by fraud or misrepresentation as aforesaid the Comptroller of Customs shall release the drug.

(3) Where any dangerous drug brought into Malta in transit is landed, or transhipped in Malta, it shall remain under the control of the Comptroller of Customs and shall be moved only under and in accordance with a removal licence granted in pursuance of article 16.

(4) Nothing in this article contained shall be deemed to apply to any dangerous drug in transit by air if the aircraft passes over Malta without landing, or to such quantities of dangerous drugs as may, reasonably form part of the medical stores of any bona fide, ship or aircraft.