Clause 14
Amendment of section 33
of Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill
BillNot in forceProvision 14 of 28
Clause 14
Section 33 of the principal Act is amended —
(a)
by inserting, immediately after the words “subsection (3)” in subsection (1), the words “or under section 33A”; and
(b)
by deleting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:“(3) If any person convicted of an offence under section 8(b) or 31(2) is again convicted of an offence under section 8(b) or 31(2), he shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than 3 years unless he is punished under section 33A for that same offence.”.