Singapore legislation

Clause 21

of Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill

Clause 21

Amendment of section 31

(1)

Section 31 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “section 8(b)” in subsections (1) and (1B), the words “or 11I(1)(b)”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “controlled drug” in subsection (3)(b), the words “or psychoactive substance”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the words “controlled drugs” in subsection (5), the words “and psychoactive substances”;

(d)

by deleting paragraph (b) of the definition of “relevant person” in subsection (9) and substituting the following paragraph:“(b)any person convicted of an offence, whether before, on or after the date of commencement of section 21(1)(d) of the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act 2023, under —

(i)

subsection (2);

(ii)

section 8(b) or 31A(2);

(iii)

section 26 of the Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972 involving the consumption of a controlled drug; or

(iv)

section 34 of the Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972 for the consumption of a controlled drug;”;

(e)

by inserting, immediately after the words “Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972” in paragraph (d)(ii) of the definition of “relevant person” in subsection (9), the words “for the consumption of a controlled drug”; and

(f)

by deleting paragraph (b) of the definition of “relevant time” in subsection (9) and substituting the following paragraph:“(b)in relation to a person mentioned in paragraph (b) of the definition of “relevant person”, the time the person is convicted of the offence under —

(i)

subsection (2);

(ii)

section 8(b) or 31A(2);

(iii)

section 26 of the Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972 involving the consumption of a controlled drug; or

(iv)

section 34 of the Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972 for the consumption of a controlled drug;”.

(2)

Paragraph (b) of the definition of “relevant person” in section 31(9) of the principal Act, as amended by subsection (1)(d), is further amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “section 8(b)” in sub-paragraph (ii), “, 11I(1)(b)”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “controlled drug” in sub-paragraphs (iii) and (iv), the words “or psychoactive substance”.

(3)

Paragraph (d)(ii) of the definition of “relevant person” in section 31(9) of the principal Act, as amended by subsection (1)(e), is further amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “section 8(b)”, “, 11I(1)(b)”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “controlled drug”, the words “or psychoactive substance”.

(4)

Paragraph (b) of the definition of “relevant time” in section 31(9) of the principal Act, as amended by subsection (1)(f), is further amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “section 8(b)” in sub‑paragraph (ii), “, 11I(1)(b)”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “controlled drug” in sub‑paragraphs (iii) and (iv), the words “or psychoactive substance”.

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