Misuse of Drugs Act 1973 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2A · Offences Involving Psychoactive Substances
11M. Arranging or planning gatherings where psychoactive substances are to be consumed or trafficked
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Where there is a gathering of 2 or more persons in any place, any person who arranges or plans the gathering with the knowledge that any psychoactive substance is, or is to be, smoked, administered or consumed in contravention of section 11I(1)(b) or unlawfully trafficked at that gathering shall be guilty of an offence.
place
“place” includes —(a)any building or structure, whether permanent or temporary;(b)any land, whether or not built on;(c)any place, whether or not enclosed, and whether or not situated underground or underwater;(d)any vessel, aircraft, train, or vehicle (whether mechanically propelled or otherwise) or any other means of transport; and(e)any part of any place mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d);
Subject to subsection (3), a person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall on conviction —
be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than 3 years and not more than 20 years; and
be liable to caning of not more than 10 strokes.
If a person of or above 21 years of age is convicted of an offence under subsection (1) and the gathering consists of any young person or vulnerable person, that person so convicted shall be punished with —
imprisonment for a term of not less than 5 years and not more than 20 years; and
not less than 3 strokes and not more than 10 strokes of the cane.
A person may be guilty of an offence under subsection (1) even though he or she does not supply any psychoactive substance to be consumed or trafficked at that gathering.