Intoxicating Substances Act · 2013 Revised Edition · Part IV · Treatment and Rehabilitation
18. Treatment and rehabilitation
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
If at any time during or after the supervision period, a person who is or has been subject to a supervision order is arrested under section 7 on the ground that the person is reasonably suspected to have committed an offence under section 3, the Minister, having regard to the results of a medical examination or observation or a blood test under section 14 and, where
supervision period
“supervision period” means the period for which a person is placed under supervision pursuant to a supervision order made under section 17;
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applicable, a report of the supervision officer in relation to the person concerned may, if it appears to the Minister that it is necessary for such person to undergo treatment and rehabilitation at an approved institution, by order in writing direct the person to be admitted to an approved institution and detained therein for a period not exceeding 6 months.
approved institution
“approved institution” means any place or premises declared by the Minister to be an approved institution under section 19(1);
An approved institution may —
admit any person who uses or inhales any intoxicating substance for the purpose of inducing or causing a state of intoxication;
or
admit any person under the age of 21 years who uses or inhales any intoxicating substance for the purpose of inducing or causing a state of intoxication on the application made by either parent of such person or by his guardian or by any person for the time being having the custody or control of such person, for voluntary treatment and rehabilitation on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed except that every person who is admitted to an approved institution under this subsection shall not be detained therein for a period exceeding 6 months.
Any statement made by a person admitted to an approved institution under subsection (2) for the purpose of undergoing treatment and rehabilitation shall not be admissible in evidence against him in respect of any subsequent prosecution for an offence against this Act.
If the Minister, after considering a report of an Advisory
Committee of an approved institution, is of the opinion that a resident of that institution whose period of detention therein is about to expire requires further treatment or rehabilitation or both, the Minister may by order in writing direct that the resident be detained in the institution for a further period or periods not exceeding 3 months at any one time except that no person in respect of whom an order has been made under subsection (1) shall be detained in an approved institution or institutions for a period of more than 2 years after his admission to any approved institution pursuant to such order.
[S 11/2010; S 3/2012]
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In this section, “supervision officer” means a person appointed by the Director under section 17(1) or (2) who is charged with the responsibility for the supervision of the person brought before the Director under subsection (1).
Director
“Director” means the Director of the Narcotics Control Bureau appointed under section 2A(l) of the Misuse of Drugs Act and includes the Deputy Director of the Bureau;
Terms defined in s 2
Advisory Committee
Defined · s 2“Advisory Committee”, in relation to any approved institution, means an Advisory Committee appointed for the approved institution under section 20;
approved institution
Defined · s 2“approved institution” means any place or premises declared by the Minister to be an approved institution under section 19(1);
Director
Defined · s 2“Director” means the Director of the Narcotics Control Bureau appointed under section 2A(l) of the Misuse of Drugs Act and includes the Deputy Director of the Bureau;
intoxicating substance
Defined · s 2“intoxicating substance” means any substance having the property of releasing toxic vapours or fumes which contain any chemical compound specified in the first column of the Schedule and which when inhaled induces or causes a state of intoxication;
supervision order
Defined · s 2“supervision order” means an order in writing by the Director made under section 17;
supervision period
Defined · s 2“supervision period” means the period for which a person is placed under supervision pursuant to a supervision order made under section 17;