Intoxicating Substances Act 1987 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Treatment and Rehabilitation
16. Supervision
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If as a result of a blood test under section 13, it appears to the Director that the person who supplied the specimen of blood for the blood test has used or inhaled any intoxicating substance in contravention of section 3 and that it is necessary for that person to be subject to supervision, the Director may make a supervision order requiring that person to be subject to the supervision of an officer of the Bureau or a person appointed by the Director for that purpose for a supervision period not exceeding 12 months.
Director
“Director” means the Director of the Central Narcotics Bureau appointed under section 3(1) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973 and includes any Deputy Director of the Bureau;
The Director may make a supervision order requiring —
supervision order
“supervision order” means a written order by the Director made under section 16;
a person who has been convicted of an offence under section 3(2); or
a person who has been discharged from an approved centre under section 21,to be subject to supervision by an officer of the Bureau or a person appointed by the Director for that purpose for a supervision period not exceeding 12 months.
Where the person mentioned in subsection (2)(a) is sentenced to a term of imprisonment, the supervision order commences upon the expiration of that sentence.
A supervision order made under subsection (1) or (2) may require the person subject to the supervision order to comply during the whole or any part of the supervision period with any requirements as to residence and any other requirements that the Director, having regard to the circumstances of the case, considers necessary for securing the good conduct of that person.
supervision period
“supervision period” means the period for which a person is placed under supervision pursuant to a supervision order made under section 16;
Any person who wilfully fails to comply with any requirement in the supervision order mentioned in subsection (4) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000.