Regulation 2

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —“centre” means any approved institution as defined in the Act;“Committee” means an Institutional Discipline Advisory Committee appointed by the Minister under regulation 2C;[Deleted by S 578/2014 wef 01/09/2014]“inmate” means any drug addict or abuser who is detained in a centre;“medical officer” means a registered medical practitioner who is for the time being appointed by the Commissioner of Prisons to perform the functions of a medical officer under these Regulations;“member”, in relation to a Committee, includes the chairman or deputy chairman of the Committee;“officer” means any rehabilitation or custodial officer of a centre and includes the Superintendent of that centre;“Part 3A product” has the meaning given by section 19A of the Tobacco and Vaporisers Control Act 1993;“probation officer” means a person appointed as a probation officer or volunteer probation officer under section 3 of the Probation of Offenders Act 1951;“specified psychoactive substance” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Tobacco and Vaporisers Control Act 1993;“supervision officer” means any person appointed by the Minister under regulation 15(1) of the Misuse of Drugs (Approved Institutions, Medical Observation and Treatment and Rehabilitation) Regulations (Rg 3);“vaporiser” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Tobacco and Vaporisers Control Act 1993;“visitor” means a member of the Board of Visitors appointed under regulation 3 of the Misuse of Drugs (Board of Visitors for Approved Institutions) Regulations (Rg 4), and includes any other person authorised by the Minister or the Commissioner of Prisons to visit a centre.