Singapore legislation
Clause 14
Clause 14
Amendment of section 31A
Section 31A of the principal Act is amended —
by inserting, immediately after subsection (1), the following subsection:“(1A) The Director may, for the purpose of ensuring that a relevant person is no longer a drug addict, after the relevant time, order the relevant person —
to present himself to any officer of the Bureau, immigration officer or police officer not below the rank of sergeant; and
to provide specimens of the relevant person’s hair for a hair test to be conducted under this section as required by such officer.”;
by inserting, immediately after the words “subsection (1)” in subsection (2), the words “or (1A)”; and
by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsection:“(2A) A person who fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with an order under subsection (1A) shall be guilty of an offence.”.