Singapore legislation

Clause 21

of Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill

Clause 21

Amendment of Second Schedule

The Second Schedule to the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately below the entries relating to “unauthorised traffic in cannabis resin” against section 5 in the first column, the following entries in the appropriate columns as shown hereunder: Punishment Section creating offenceGeneral nature of offenceClass A drug involvedClass B drug involvedClass C drug involvedSpecified drug or quantity thereof or drug with specified content involvedGeneral “ 5Unauthorised traffic in methamphetamine where the quantity is —

(a)

not less than 167 grammes and not more than 250 grammes———Maximum 30 years or imprison-ment for life and 15 strokes— Minimum 20 years and 15 strokes (b)more than 250 grammes———Death— ”; (b)by inserting, immediately below the entries relating to “unauthorised manufacture of cocaine or any salt of cocaine” against section 6 in the first column, the following entries in the appropriate columns as shown hereunder: Punishment Section creating offenceGeneral nature of offenceClass A drug involvedClass B drug involvedClass C drug involvedSpecified drug or quantity thereof or drug with specified content involvedGeneral “ 6Unauthorised manufacture of methamphetamine ———Death— ”; (c)by inserting, immediately below the entries relating to “unauthorised import or export of cannabis resin” against section 7 in the first column, the following entries in the appropriate columns as shown hereunder: Punishment Section creating offenceGeneral nature of offenceClass A drug involvedClass B drug involvedClass C drug involvedSpecified drug or quantity thereof or drug with specified content involvedGeneral “ 7Unauthorised import or export of methamphetamine where the quantity is —

(a)

not less than 167 grammes and not more than 250 grammes———Maximum 30 years or imprison-ment for life and 15 strokes— Minimum 20 years and 15 strokes (b)more than 250 grammes———Death ”; (d)by inserting, immediately after the words “controlled drug” under the heading “General nature of offence” relating to section 8(b), the words “or a drug specified in the Fourth Schedule”;

(e)

by inserting, immediately below the entries relating to section 10, the following entries in the appropriate columns as shown hereunder: Punishment Section creating offenceGeneral nature of offenceClass A drug involvedClass B drug involvedClass C drug involvedSpecified drug or quantity thereof or drug with specified content involvedGeneral “ 10AManufacture, supply, possession, import or export of equipment, materials or substances useful for manufacture of controlled drugs. ————Maximum 20 years or $200,000 or both ”; and (f)by deleting the entries relating to section 31(2) and substituting the following entries in the appropriate columns as shown hereunder: Punishment Section creating offenceGeneral nature of offenceClass A drug involvedClass B drug involvedClass C drug involvedSpecified drug or quantity thereof or drug with specified content involvedGeneral “ 31(2)Failure to provide specimen of urine for urine test ————Maximum 10 years or $20,000 or both ”.