Singapore legislation

Clause 13

of Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill

Clause 13

Amendment of section 33

Section 33 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “subsection (4)” in subsection (1), the words “, (4A), (4B) or (4C)”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (4), the following subsections:“(4A) Where —

(a)

any person is convicted of an offence under section 5(1) or 7; and

(b)

that person is again convicted of an offence under section 5(1) or 7,that person so convicted shall be punished with —

(i)

in relation to a Class A drug —

(A)

imprisonment for a term of not less than 10 years and not more than 30 years; and

(B)

not less than 10 strokes and not more than 15 strokes of the cane;

(ii)

in relation to a Class B drug —

(A)

imprisonment for a term of not less than 6 years and not more than 30 years; and

(B)

not less than 6 strokes and not more than 15 strokes of the cane; and

(iii)

in relation to a Class C drug —

(A)

imprisonment for a term of not less than 4 years and not more than 20 years; and

(B)

not less than 4 strokes and not more than 15 strokes of the cane.(4B) If a person of or above the age of 21 years is convicted of an offence under section 5(1) or 7 and the intended recipient of the controlled drug which is, or is to be, trafficked is a young person or a vulnerable person, that person so convicted shall be punished with —

(a)

in relation to a Class A drug —

(i)

imprisonment for a term of not less than 10 years and not more than 30 years; and

(ii)

not less than 10 strokes and not more than 15 strokes of the cane;

(b)

in relation to a Class B drug —

(i)

imprisonment for a term of not less than 6 years and not more than 30 years; and

(ii)

not less than 6 strokes and not more than 15 strokes of the cane; and

(c)

in relation to a Class C drug —

(i)

imprisonment for a term of not less than 4 years and not more than 20 years; and

(ii)

not less than 4 strokes and not more than 15 strokes of the cane.(4C) If a person of or above the age of 21 years is convicted of an offence under section 11A (Arranging or planning gatherings where controlled drugs are to be consumed or trafficked) and the gathering consists of any young person or vulnerable person, that person so convicted shall be punished with —

(a)

imprisonment for a term of not less than 5 years and not more than 20 years; and

(b)

not less than 3 strokes and not more than 10 strokes of the cane.(4D) The punishment provided under subsection (4A) or (4B) in relation to an offence shall apply only if the punishment as shown in the sixth column of the Second Schedule is not applicable in relation to that offence.”.

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