Singapore legislation

Clause 18

of Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill

Clause 18

Amendment of section 34

Section 34 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:“(1) The Director may order any person whom the Director reasonably suspects to be a drug addict to be committed, for a period not exceeding 7 days, to any place specified by the Director for the purpose of any medical examination or observation.”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “section 31(4)(b)” in subsection (2), the words “or the hair test conducted under section 31A”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the words “for the urine tests” in subsection (2), the words “, or who supplied the hair specimens for the hair test”;

(d)

by deleting the words “2 years” in subsection (2)(a) and substituting the words “5 years”;

(e)

by deleting subsection (2A);

(f)

by deleting the words “6 months” in subsections (3), (3A) and (4) and substituting in each case the words “12 months”;

(g)

by deleting subsection (4A); and

(h)

by deleting the words “3 years” in subsection (5) and substituting the words “4 years”.