11. (1) The Deputy Commissioner may fix the number of fire arms and the quantity and description of ammunition which may be possessed by the inhabitants of any village, and may grant permission, either to such inhabitants collectively or to any of them individually, to possess such fire arms and ammunition as he may think fit.

(2) All fire arms for the possession of which permission is given under sub-section (1), shall be marked and entered in a register.

(3) Any permission granted under sub-section (1) to possess fire arms and ammunition may be withdrawn by the Deputy Commissioner, and thereupon all fire arms and ammunition referred to in such permission shall be delivered to the Deputy Commissioner or one of his the subordinates.

(4) The Deputy Commissioner may grant permission to any person to manufacture gunpowder, and may withdraw such permission.

(5) Whoever, without the permission of the Deputy Commissioner, possesses or exports from the Chittagong Hill- tracts any fire arms or ammunition, or manufactures any gunpowder, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine, or with both.

(6) The Deputy Commissioner may, with the previous sanction of the ¹[Government], by order in writing, direct that sub-sections (1), (2), (4) and (5), or any of them, shall not apply in any village specified in the order.

12. (1) The Deputy Commissioner may, with the previous sanction of the Commissioner, by order in writing, prohibit all or any of the inhabitants of any village from carrying daos, spears and bows and arrows, or any of those weapons, in any tract to be defined in the order, if he is of opinion that such prohibition is necessary to the peace of such tract.

(2) Every order made under sub-section (1) shall specify the length of time during which it shall remain force.

(3) Whoever disobeys an order made under sub-section (1) shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both.

13. (1) Whoever, except under and in accordance with a license granted by the Deputy Commissioner, imports, exports, manufactures, possesses or sells opium, ganja or charas, or any preparation thereof, or cultivates any plant from which opium, ganja or charas can be produced, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years in the case of a person who has not been previously convicted of an offence under this section or to five years in the case of a person who has been so convicted, or with fine or with both, and shall also be punishable with whipping in lieu of, or in addition to any of the above punishments.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) any person may without a license granted by the Deputy Commissioner-

    (a) Possess, for domestic use, one tola of charas, or of any preparation thereof or three tolas of ganja or of any preparation thereof; and

    (b) if such person is registered under the provisions of the rules made under this Regulation as a habitual consumer of opium, possess such amount of opium or any preparation thereof not exceeding five tolas in weight as he may be allowed to have in his possession at one time under the said rules.

(3) Nothing in sub-sections (1) and (2) shall apply to or in respect of “prepared opium” as defined in the ²[***] Opium Smoking Act, 1932.

14. (1) Whoever, except under and in accordance with a license granted by the Deputy Commissioner, imports or sells foreign spirit or fermented liquor, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine, or with both.

(2) Nothing in this section applies-

(a) to the import by any person, for his private use and consumption, and not for sale, of any foreign spirit or fermented liquor on which duty has been paid; or

(b) to the sale of any such spirit or liquor legally procured by any person for his private use and consumption and sold by him, or by auction on his behalf, or on behalf of his representatives in interest, upon his quitting station or after his decease.

Explanation.-For the purposes of this section, the expression “foreign spirit or fermented liquor” means any spirit or fermented liquor not manufactured or produced in the Chittagong Hill-tracts.

15. Whoever, except under and in accordance with a license granted by the Deputy Commissioner, exports or sells spirit or fermented liquor manufactured or produced in the Chittagong Hill-tracts, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine, or with both.