Clause 9

The Minister may from time to time, by notification in the Gazette, declare any institution or place to be an approved institution for the purpose of the treatment and rehabilitation of drug addicts and other persons under this Act and may at any time in like manner revoke or amend any such notification.(2) Every institution which at the commencement of the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act, 1977, is an approved institution shall be deemed to have been so declared by the Minister under this section.Review Committees for approved institutions33B.—

The Minister shall appoint for any approved institution or institutions a Review Committee which shall have such functions as are conferred upon it by this Act or the regulations made thereunder.(2) Every such Committee shall consist of a Chairman, who shall be a person registered under the Medical Registration Act (Cap. 218), and five other members.(3) The Chairman and members of a Review Committee shall be appointed by the Minister for a term not exceeding three years, but may from time to time be re-appointed, or may at any time be removed from office by the Minister, or may at any time resign from their office by writing addressed to the Minister.(4) Three members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Committee.(5) The Chairman shall preside at every meeting of the Committee at which he is present and in his absence the members present shall elect one of their number to preside at the meeting.(6) Every question before the Committee shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting thereon, and in the event of an equality of votes the Chairman or the member presiding at the meeting shall have a casting vote in addition to his original vote.(7) Subject to the provisions of this Act and any regulations made thereunder the Committee may determine its own procedure.(8) Any order of the Committee may be signed by the Chairman or a member of the Committee.Review, discharge and transfer of inmates33C.—

The Review Committee of an approved institution shall keep the case of every inmate under review and shall as often as practicable consider whether he should be discharged.(2) The Director of the Central Narcotics Bureau or the Review Committee of an approved institution may at any time by order in writing —

discharge any inmate; or

transfer any inmate from one approved institution to another approved institution.(3) The Superintendent of an approved institution may, with the concurrence of the Director or the Review Committee of the approved institution, transfer any inmate to another approved institution.”.