Clause 1
Short title and commencement
This Act may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1972, and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.
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Misuse of Drugs Bill is Singapore Bill, cited as Bill 46 1972, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1972.
Part I
SHORT TITLE AND INTERPRETATION
Clause 2
Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“approved institution” means any institution approved by the Minister for the treatment and rehabilitation of drug addicts;“article liable to seizure” means any money or thing by means of or in respect of which an offence under this Act has been committed or which contains evidence of an offence under this Act;“cannabis” means the flowering or fruiting tops of any plant of the genus cannabis from which the resin has not been extracted, by whatever name they may be designated;“cannabis resin” means the separated resin, whether crude or purified, obtained from any plant of the genus cannabis;“Class A drug” “Class B drug” and “Class C drug” mean any of the substances and products for the time being specified respectively in Part I, Part II and Part III of the First Schedule (First Schedule) to this Act;“controlled drug” means any substance or product which is for the time being specified in Part I, II or III of the First Schedule to this Act or anything that contains any such substance or product;“corresponding law” means a law stated in a certificate purporting to be issued by or on behalf of the government of a country outside Singapore to be a law providing for the control and regulation in that country of the production, supply, use, export and import of drugs and other substances in accordance with the provisions of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs signed at New York on 30th March, 1961, or a law providing for the control and regulation in that country of the production, supply, use, export and import of dangerous or otherwise harmful drugs in pursuance of any treaty, convention or other agreement or arrangement to which the government of that country and the Government of Singapore are for the time being parties;“drug addict” means a person who through the use of any controlled drug —
(a)
has developed a desire or need to continue to take such controlled drug; or
(b)
has developed a psychological or physical dependence upon the effect of such controlled drug;“immigration officer” has the same meaning as in the Immigration Act (Cap. 81);“manufacture”, in relation to a controlled drug, includes any process of producing such drug and the refining or transformation of one drug into another;“officer of customs” has the same meaning as in the Customs Act (Cap. 133);“officer of the Bureau” means the Director or any officer of the Central Narcotics Bureau;“police officer” has the same meaning as in the Police Force Act (Cap. 78);“senior officer of customs” has the same meaning as in the Customs Act;“traffic” means —
(a)
to sell, give, administer, transport, send, deliver or distribute; or
(b)
to offer to do anything mentioned in paragraph (a) above,otherwise than under the authority of this Act or the regulations made thereunder.
Definition
“approved institution” means any institution approved by the Minister for the treatment and rehabilitation of drug addicts;
Definition
“article liable to seizure” means any money or thing by means of or in respect of which an offence under this Act has been committed or which contains evidence of an offence under this Act;
Definition
“cannabis” means the flowering or fruiting tops of any plant of the genus cannabis from which the resin has not been extracted, by whatever name they may be designated;
Definition
“cannabis resin” means the separated resin, whether crude or purified, obtained from any plant of the genus cannabis;
Definition
“Class A drug” “Class B drug” and “Class C drug” mean any of the substances and products for the time being specified respectively in Part I, Part II and Part III of the First Schedule (First Schedule) to this Act;
Definition
“controlled drug” means any substance or product which is for the time being specified in Part I, II or III of the First Schedule to this Act or anything that contains any such substance or product;
Definition
“corresponding law” means a law stated in a certificate purporting to be issued by or on behalf of the government of a country outside Singapore to be a law providing for the control and regulation in that country of the production, supply, use, export and import of drugs and other substances in accordance with the provisions of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs signed at New York on 30th March, 1961, or a law providing for the control and regulation in that country of the production, supply, use, export and import of dangerous or otherwise harmful drugs in pursuance of any treaty, convention or other agreement or arrangement to which the government of that country and the Government of Singapore are for the time being parties;
Definition
“drug addict” means a person who through the use of any controlled drug —
(a)
has developed a desire or need to continue to take such controlled drug; or
(b)
has developed a psychological or physical dependence upon the effect of such controlled drug;
Definition
“immigration officer” has the same meaning as in the Immigration Act (Cap. 81);
Definition
“manufacture”, in relation to a controlled drug, includes any process of producing such drug and the refining or transformation of one drug into another;
Definition
“officer of customs” has the same meaning as in the Customs Act (Cap. 133);
Definition
“officer of the Bureau” means the Director or any officer of the Central Narcotics Bureau;
Definition
“police officer” has the same meaning as in the Police Force Act (Cap. 78);
Definition
“senior officer of customs” has the same meaning as in the Customs Act;
Definition
“traffic” means —
(a)
to sell, give, administer, transport, send, deliver or distribute; or
(b)
to offer to do anything mentioned in paragraph (a) above,otherwise than under the authority of this Act or the regulations made thereunder.
Clause 3
Trafficking in controlled drug
Except as authorized by this Act or the regulations made thereunder, it shall be an offence for a person, on his own behalf or on behalf of any other person, whether or not such other person is in Singapore to —
(a)
traffic in a controlled drug;
(b)
offer to traffic in a controlled drug; or
(c)
do or offer to do any act preparatory to or for the purpose of trafficking in a controlled drug.
Clause 4
Manufacture of controlled drug
Except as authorized by this Act or the regulations made thereunder, it shall be an offence for a person to manufacture a controlled drug.
Clause 5
Importation and exportation of controlled drug
Except as authorized by this Act or the regulations made thereunder, it shall be an offence for a person to import into Singapore or export from Singapore a controlled drug.
Clause 6
Possession and consumption of controlled drug
Except as authorized by this Act or the regulations made thereunder, it shall be an offence for a person to —
(a)
have in his possession a controlled drug; or
(b)
smoke, administer to himself or otherwise consume a controlled drug.
Clause 7
Possession of pipes, utensils, etc
Except as authorized by this Act or the regulations made thereunder, it shall be an offence for a person to have in his possession any pipe, syringe, utensil, apparatus or other article intended for the smoking, administration or consumption of a controlled drug.
Clause 8
Cultivation of cannabis, opium and coca plants
It shall be an offence for a person to cultivate any plant of the genus cannabis, or any plant of the species papaver somniferum or any plant of the genus exythroxylon from which cocaine can be extracted.
Clause 9
Responsibilities of owners and tenants, etc
It shall be an offence for a person being the owner, tenant, occupier or person in charge of any place or premises, to permit or suffer such place or premises or any part thereof to be opened, kept or used for the purpose of smoking, administration or consumption of any controlled drug or for unlawful trafficking in or the unlawful manufacturing of a controlled drug.
Clause 10
Abetments and attempts punishable as offences
Any person who abets the commission of or who attempts to commit or does any act preparatory to or in furtherance of the commission of any offence under this Act shall be guilty of such offence and shall be liable on conviction to the punishment provided for such offence.
Clause 11
Abetting or procuring the commission of offences outside Singapore
It shall be an offence for a person to —
(a)
aid, abet, counsel or procure the commission in any place outside Singapore of an offence punishable under a corresponding law in force in that place; or
(b)
do an act preparatory to, or in furtherance of, an act outside Singapore which if committed in Singapore would constitute an offence under this Act.
Clause 12
Offences by corporations
Where any offence under this Act committed by a body corporate is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of, any director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate, or any person purporting to act in any such capacity, he as well as the body corporate shall be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against accordingly.
Clause 13
Certificate of corresponding law
A document purporting to be issued by or on behalf of the government of a country and purporting to state the terms of a corresponding law in force in that country shall be admitted in evidence, in any proceedings for an offence under this Act, on its production by the prosecution without further proof, and such document shall be conclusive evidence —
(a)
that it is issued by or on behalf of the government of that country;
(b)
that the terms of such law are as stated in the document; and
(c)
that any facts stated in the document as constituting an offence under such law do constitute such offence.
Clause 14
Government Chemist certificate
A certificate purporting to be signed by a Government Chemist and purporting to relate to a controlled drug shall be admitted in evidence, in any proceedings for an offence under this Act, on its production by the prosecution without proof of signature and, until the contrary is proved, such certificate shall be prima facie evidence of all matters contained therein.
Clause 15
Presumption concerning possession of certain controlled drugs for purpose of trafficking
Any person who is proved or presumed to have had in his possession more than —
(a)
100 grammes of opium;
(b)
5 grammes of morphine;
(c)
5 grammes of diamorphine (heroin); or
(d)
15 grammes of cannabis or cannabis resin,shall, until the contrary is proved, be presumed to have had such controlled drug in his possession for the purpose of trafficking therein.
Clause 16
Presumptions of possession and knowledge of dangerous drug
(1)
Any person who is proved to have had in his possession or custody or under his control —
(a)
anything containing a controlled drug;
(b)
the keys of anything containing a controlled drug;
(c)
the keys of any place or premises or any part thereof in which a controlled drug is found; or
(d)
a document of title relating to a controlled drug or any other document intended for the delivery of a controlled drug,shall, until the contrary is proved, be presumed to have had such drug in his possession.
(2)
Any person who is proved or presumed to have had a controlled drug in his possession shall, until the contrary is proved, be presumed to have known the nature of such drug.
(3)
The presumptions provided for in this section shall not be rebutted by proof that the accused never had physical possession of the controlled drug.
(4)
Where one of two or more persons with the knowledge and consent of the rest has any controlled drug in his possession, it shall be deemed to be in the possession of each and all of them.
Clause 17
Presumption concerning premises
(1)
Whenever a pipe, syringe, utensil, apparatus or other article intended for the smoking, administration or consumption of a controlled drug is found in any place or premises, it shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, that such place or premises is used for the purpose of smoking or administering a controlled drug.
(2)
Any person found in or escaping from any place or premises which is proved or presumed to be used for the purpose of smoking or administering a controlled drug shall, until the contrary is proved, be presumed to have been smoking or administering a controlled drug in such place or premises.
Clause 18
Presumption relating to ship or aircraft
If any controlled drug is found in any ship or aircraft it shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, that such drug has been imported in such ship or aircraft with the knowledge of the master or the captain thereof.
Clause 19
Presumption relating to vehicle
If any controlled drug is found in any vehicle it shall, until the contrary is proved, be presumed to be in the possession of the owner of the vehicle and of the person in charge of the vehicle for the time being.
Clause 20
Protection of informers
(1)
Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section —
(a)
no information for an offence under this Act shall be admitted in evidence in any civil or criminal proceedings; and
(b)
no witness in any civil or criminal proceedings shall be obliged —
(i)
to disclose the name and address of any informer who has given information with respect to an offence under this Act; or
(ii)
to answer any question if the answer thereto would lead, or would tend to lead, to the discovery of the name or address of such informer.
(2)
If any books, documents or papers which are in evidence or liable to inspection in any civil or criminal proceedings contain an entry in which any informer is named or described or which might lead to his discovery, the court shall cause all such entries to be concealed from view or to be obliterated so far as may be necessary to protect the informer from discovery.
(3)
If in any proceedings before a court for an offence under this Act the court, after full inquiry into the case, is satisfied that an informer wilfully made a material statement which he knew or believed to be false or did not believe to be true, or if in any other proceedings the court is of the opinion that justice cannot be fully done between the parties thereto without the disclosure of the name of an informer the court may permit inquiry and require full disclosure concerning the informer.
Clause 21
Powers of search and seizure
(1)
An officer of the Bureau, a police officer not below the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police or any police officer authorized by him or any senior officer of customs may at any time —
(a)
without a warrant enter and search any place or premises in which he reasonably suspects that there is to be found a controlled drug or article liable to seizure;
(b)
search any person found in such place or premises; and
(c)
seize and detain any controlled drug found in such place or premises, or any article liable to seizure.
(2)
For the purpose of exercising his power under this section an officer may, with such assistance as he deems necessary, break open any door, window, lock, fastener, floor, wall, ceiling, compartment, box, container or any other thing.
Clause 22
Power of arrest
(1)
An officer of the Bureau, a police officer or an officer of customs may arrest without a warrant any person who has committed or whom he reasonably suspects to have committed an offence under this Act.
(2)
Any person so arrested shall, together with any article which is liable to seizure, be taken to a police station or a customs station and may be searched.
(4)
An officer making an arrest under this section may seize and detain any article liable to seizure.
Clause 23
Power to search ship, aircraft, vehicle or train and person arriving in or departing from Singapore
(1)
An officer of the Bureau, a police officer or an officer of customs may —
(a)
stop, board and search any ship, hovercraft, aircraft, vehicle or train if he has reason to suspect that there is therein any controlled drug in contravention of this Act or any article liable to seizure;
(b)
search any person in such ship, hovercraft, aircraft, vehicle or train; and
(c)
search any person arriving in Singapore or about to depart from Singapore.
(2)
An officer may seize and detain any controlled drug or article liable to seizure as a result of any search under this section, and may seize and detain any ship, hovercraft, aircraft, vehicle or train which has been used in the commission of or in connection with an offence under this Act.
Clause 24
Forfeiture of controlled drug and articles seized
(1)
Whenever anything is seized under this Act, the seizing officer shall forthwith give notice in writing of such seizure to the owner or such thing, if known, either by delivering such notice to him personally or by post at his place of abode if known:Provided that such notice shall not be required to be given where such seizure is made in the presence of the offender or the owner or his agent, or in the case of a ship or aircraft, in the presence of the master or captain thereof.
(2)
An order for the forfeiture of any controlled drug or article shall be made if it is proved to the satisfaction of a court that an offence under this Act has been committed and that such controlled drug or article was the subject matter of or was used in the commission of the offence notwithstanding that no person may have been convicted of such offence.
(3)
If there is no prosecution with regard to any controlled drug or article seized under this Act such drug or article shall be deemed to be forfeited at the expiration of one month from the date of the seizure thereof unless a claim thereto has been made before that date in such manner as may be prescribed.
Clause 25
Forfeiture of ship, aircraft or vehicle
Where a person has been convicted of an offence under this Act, the court may order to be forfeited to the Government any ship, hovercraft, aircraft or vehicle which has been proved to have been used in any manner in connection with such offence except that —
(a)
this section shall not apply to any ship or hovercraft of more than two hundred tons net or to any aircraft belonging to any person carrying on a regular passenger service to and from Singapore by means of such aircraft; and
(b)
no ship, hovercraft, aircraft or vehicle shall be forfeited under this section, if it is established by the owner thereof that such ship, hovercraft, aircraft or vehicle was unlawfully in the possession of another person without the owner’s consent.
Clause 26
Disposal of things forfeited
(1)
All things which are forfeited to the Government under this Act shall be disposed of in such manner as the Minister thinks fit.
(2)
The Minister may, in his discretion and after any proceedings under this Act are concluded, entertain and give effect to any claim to or in respect of anything which has been forfeited to the Government.
Clause 27
Obstruction of inspection or search
It shall be an offence for a person to —
(a)
obstruct any officer of the Bureau or police officer or officer of customs or other public officer in the exercise of any power under this Act;
(b)
fail to comply with any lawful requirements of any officer of the Bureau or police officer or officer of customs or other public officer in the execution of his duty under this Act;
(c)
fail, without reasonable excuse, to furnish such information in his possession as may be required by an officer of the Bureau or police officer or officer of customs or other public officer; or
(d)
furnish to any officer of the Bureau or police officer or officer of customs or other public officer any information which he knows or has reason to believe to be false.
Clause 28
Urine test
(1)
An officer of the Bureau or an immigration officer may, if he reasonably suspects that any person has any controlled drug in his body, require that person to provide a specimen of his urine for a urine test.
(2)
A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to provide a specimen of his urine within such time as may be required by an officer of the Bureau or an immigration officer shall be guilty of an offence.
(3)
Any person (other than a Singapore citizen or a permanent resident) arriving in Singapore by land, sea or air who —
(a)
fails to comply with the requirement of an immigration officer under this section; or
(b)
is found as a result of a urine test to have consumed a controlled drug,may be prohibited from entering or remaining in Singapore.
Clause 29
Punishment of offences
(1)
The Second Schedule to this Act shall have effect, in accordance with subsection (2) of this section, with respect to the way in which offences under this Act are punishable on conviction.
(2)
In relation to an offence under a provision of this Act specified in the first column of the Second Schedule (the general nature of the offence being described in the second column) —
(a)
the third, fourth and fifth columns show respectively the punishments which may be imposed on a person convicted of the offence according to whether the controlled drug in relation to which the offence was committed was a Class A drug, a Class B drug or a Class C drug; and
(b)
the sixth column shows the punishments which may be imposed on a person convicted of the offence whether or not the offence was committed in relation to a controlled drug and, if it was so committed, irrespective of whether the drug was a Class A drug, a Class B drug or a Class C drug,and in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth columns a reference to a period gives the maximum or minimum term of imprisonment as is specified, a reference to a sum of money gives the maximum or minimum fine as is specified, and a reference to a number of strokes gives the number of strokes of canning with which the offender shall, subject to section 221 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 113), be punished.
(3)
Any person convicted of any offence under Part II of this Act shall, if the offence is a second or subsequent offence, be liable to twice the punishments provided for that offence.
Clause 30
Jurisdiction of courts
A District Court or a Magistrate’s Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine all proceedings under this Act and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Criminal Procedure Code, a District Court shall have power to impose the full penalty or punishment in respect of any offence provided by this Act.
Clause 31
Indemnity
(1)
The Government shall not be liable to make good any damage caused to any goods or property as a result of an entry, search or detention under the provisions of this Act unless such damage is caused by the wilful neglect or default of an officer employed by the Government.
(2)
In the event of any dispute as to the amount of any damage so caused the same shall be summarily ascertained and determined by a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court.
Clause 32
Protection of persons acting under authority of Act
Any person who does any act in pursuance or intended pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act or of any regulations made thereunder shall not be subject to any civil or criminal liability in respect thereof, whether on the ground of want of jurisdiction, mistake of law or fact, or any other ground, unless he has acted in bad faith or without reasonable care.
Clause 33
Treatment of drug addicts
(1)
The Director of the Central Narcotics Bureau may require any person whom he reasonably suspects to be a drug addict to be medically examined or observed by a Government medical officer or a medical practitioner.
(2)
If as a result of such examination or observation it appears to the Director of the Central Narcotics Bureau that it is necessary for such person to undergo treatment at an approved institution, the Director may require such person to attend an approved institution for treatment for such period as the Director, after consulting the institution, may determine.
(3)
A person who is a drug addict may volunteer to undergo treatment at an approved institution and any statement made by such person for the purpose of undergoing such treatment shall not be admissible in evidence against him in respect of any subsequent prosecution for an offence under this Act.
(4)
An approved institution may admit any drug addict for voluntary treatment on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed.
Clause 34
Regulations
(1)
The Minister may make regulations —
(a)
providing for the issue of licences for the importation, exportation, sale, manufacture, production or distribution of controlled drugs;
(b)
prescribing the form, duration and terms and conditions of any licence and the fees payable therefor, and providing for the cancellation and suspension thereof;
(c)
authorizing the sale or possession or other dealing in controlled drugs and prescribing the circumstances and conditions under which the persons by whom controlled drugs may be sold, had in possession or otherwise dealt in;
(d)
requiring medical practitioners, dentists, pharmacists, veterinary surgeons and other persons who deal in controlled drugs as may be authorized by regulations made under this Act to keep records and make returns;
(e)
requiring any medical practitioner who attends a person who he considers or has reasonable grounds to suspect is addicted to any controlled drug to furnish to the prescribed authority such particulars with respect to that person as may be prescribed;
(f)
prohibiting any medical practitioner from administering, supplying and authorizing the administration and supply to persons addicted to controlled drugs, and from prescribing for such persons, such drugs;
(g)
as to the packaging and labelling of controlled drugs;
(h)
regulating the transport of controlled drugs and the methods to be used for destroying or otherwise disposing of such drugs when no longer required;
(i)
requiring precautions to be taken for the safe custody of controlled drugs;
(j)
providing for the inspection of any precautions taken or records kept in pursuance of any regulations made under this section;
(k)
providing for the treatment and rehabilitation of persons affected by the misuse of controlled drugs;
(l)
prescribing the punishment by fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars or imprisonment for a term not exceeding four years or both to be imposed on the conviction for a breach of any regulations;
(m)
prescribing anything that may be prescribed; and
(n)
generally for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act.
(2)
Regulations made by the Minister under this section may —
(a)
make different provisions in relation to different controlled drugs, different classes of persons or different cases or circumstances;
(b)
make the opinion, consent or approval of a prescribed authority or authorized person material for the purposes of any provision;
(c)
provide for the constitution and procedure of a tribunal to advise the Minister in any case of contravention of this Act or the regulations made thereunder by any medical practitioner, dentist, pharmacist, veterinary surgeon or other authorized person; and
(d)
include such provisions as the Minister thinks fit for the purpose of effecting the transition from any provision made by or by virtue of the Dangerous Drugs Act (Cap. 151) and the Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Act (Cap. 154) repealed by this Act to any provision made by or by virtue of this Act.
Clause 35
Power of Minister to amend First Schedule
The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, amend the First Schedule to this Act by adding thereto or deleting therefrom any substance or product, the inclusion or exclusion of which, as the case may be, is deemed necessary or expedient by him.
Clause 36
Repeal
The Dangerous Drugs Act (Cap. 151) and the Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Act (Cap. 154) are hereby repealed.
Schedule 1
Controlled Drugs
FIRST SCHEDULESection 2.Controlled DrugsPart IClass A Drugs
1. The following substances and products, namely: —Acetorphine. Ethylmethylthiambutene.Allylprodine. Etonitazene.Alphacetylmethadol. Etorphine.Alphameprodine. Etoxeridine.Alphamethadol. Fentanyl.Alphaprodine. Furethidine.2-amino-l-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-methyl) phenylpropane. Hydrocodone.Hydromorphinol.Hydromorphone.Anileridine. Hydroxypethidine.Benzethidine. Isomethadone.Benzylmorphine (3-benzylmorphine). Ketobemidone.Betacetylmethadol. Levomethorphan.Betameprodine. Levomoramide.Betamethadol. Levophenacylmorphan.Betaprodine. Levorphanol.Bezitramide. Lysergamide.Bufotenine. Lysergide and other N-alkyl derivatives of lysergamide.Cannabinol, except where contained in cannabis or cannabis resin. Mescaline.Cannabinol derivatives. Metazocine.Clonitazene. Methadone.Coca leaf. Methadyl acetate.Cocaine. Methyldesorphine.Desomorphine. Methyldihydromorphine (6-methyldihydromorphine).Dextromoramide. Metopon.Diamorphine. Morpheridine.Diampromide. Morphine.Diethylthiambutene.Dihydrocodeinone O-carboxymethyloxime. Morphine methobromide, morphine N-oxide and other pentavalent nitrogen morphine derivatives.Dihydromorphine. Myrophine.Dimenoxadole.Dimepheptanol. Nicodicodine (6-nicotinoyldi-hydrocodeine).3-(1,2-dimethylheptyl)-1-hydroxy-7,8,9,10 tetrahydro-6,6,9-trimethyl-6H-dibenzo [b,d] pyran. Nicomorphine (3,6-dinicotinoylmorphine).Dimethylthiambutene. Noracymethadol.Dioxaphetyl butyrate. Norlevorphanol.Diphenoxylate. Normethadone.Dipipanone. Normorphine.Ecgonine, and any derivative of ecgonine which is convertible to ecgonine or to cocaine. Norpipanone.Opium, whether raw, prepared or medicinal.Oxycodone. Racemoramide.Oxymorphone. Racemorphan.Parahexyl (3-hexyl-1-hydroxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6, 6,9-trimethyl 6H-dibenzo [b,d] pyran. Thebacon.Thebaine.Trimeperidine.Pethidine. 4-Cyano-2-dimethylamino-4, 4-diphenylbutane.Phenadoxone.Phenampromide.Phenazocine. 4-Cyano-1-methyl-4-phenylpiperidine.Phenomorphan. N,N-Diethyltryptamine.Phenoperidine. N,N-Dimethyltryptamine.Piminodine.Piritramide. 2,5-Dimethoxy-α, 4-dimethylphenethylamine.Poppy-straw and concentrate of poppy-straw.Proheptazine. 1-Methyl-4-phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylic acid.Properidine (1-methyl-4-phenyl-piperidine-4-carboxylic acid isopropyl ester). 2-Methyl-3-morpholino-1, 1-diphenylpropanecarboxylic acid.Psilocin.Racemethorphan. 4-Phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester.
2. Any stereoisomeric form of a substance for the time being specified in paragraph 1 of this Part not being dextromethorphan or dextrorphan.
3. Any ester or ether of a substance for the time being specified in paragraph 1 or 2 of this Part.
4. Any salt of a substance for the time being specified in any of paragraphs 1 to 3 of this Part.
5. Any preparation or other products containing a substance or product for the time being specified in any of paragraphs 1 to 4 of this Part.
6. Any preparation designed for administration by injection which includes a substance or product for the time being specified in any of paragraphs 1 to 3 of Part II of this Schedule.Part IIClass B Drugs
1. The following substances and products, namely: —Acetyldihydrocodeine. Methylamphetamine.Amphetamine. Methylphenidate.Cannabis and cannabis resin. Nicocodine.Codeine. Norcodeine.Dexamphetamine. Phencyclidine.Dihydrocodeine. Phenmetrazine.Ethylmorphine (3-ethylmorphine). Pholcodine.
2. Any stereoisomeric form of a substance for the time being specified in paragraph 1 of this Part.
3. Any salt of a substance for the time being specified in paragraph 1 or 2 of this Part.
4. Any preparation or other product containing a substance or product for the time being specified in any of paragraphs 1 to 3 of this Part, not being a preparation falling within paragraph 6 of Part I of this Schedule.Part IIIClass C Drugs
1. The following substances, namely: —Benzphetamine. Pemoline.Chlorphentermine. Phendimetrazine.Fencamfamin. Phentermine.Mephentermine. Pipradrol.Methaqualone. Prolintane.
2. Any stereoisomeric form of a substance for the time being specified in paragraph 1 of this Part.
3. Any salt of a substance for the time being specified in paragraph 1 or 2 of this Part.
4. Any preparation or other product containing a substance for the time being specified in any of paragraphs 1 to 3 of this Part.Part IVMeaning of Certain Expressions Used in This ScheduleFor the purposes of this Schedule —“cannabinol derivatives” means the following substances, except where contained in cannabis or cannabis resin, namely tetrahydro derivatives of cannabinol and 3-alkyl homelogues of cannabinol or of its tetrahydro derivatives;“coca leaf” means the leaf of any plant of the genus Erythroxylon from whose leaves cocaine can be extracted either directly or by chemical transformation;“concentrate of poppy-straw” means the material produced when poppy-straw has entered into a process for the concentration of its alkaloids;“medicinal opium” means raw opium which has undergone the process necessary to adapt it for medicinal use in accordance with the requirements of the British Pharmacopoeia, whether it is in the form of powder or is granulated or is in any other form, and whether it is or is not mixed with neutral substances;“opium poppy” means the plant of the species Papaver somniferum L;“preparation” means a mixture, solid or liquid, containing a controlled drug;“poppy straw” means all parts, except the seeds, of the opium poppy, after mowing;“raw opium” includes powdered or granulated opium but does not include medicinal opium.
Schedule 2
SECOND SCHEDULESection 29Section Creating Offence.General Nature of Offence.Punishment.Class A Drug Involved.Class B Drug Involved.Class C Drug Involved.General.3Unauthorized traffic in controlled drugMaximum 20 years or $40,000 or both and 10 strokesMinimum 3 years or $5,000 or both and 2 strokesMaximum 20 years or $40,000 or both and 10 strokesMinimum 3 years or $5,000 or both and 2 strokesMaximum 10 years or $20,000 or both and 5 strokesMinimum 2 years or $3,000 or both and 1 stroke—— Unauthorised traffic in controlled drug to persons below 18 years of ageMaximum 30 years or $50,000 or both and 15 strokesMinimum 5 years or $10,000 or both and 3 strokesMaximum 30 years or $50,000 or both and 15 strokesMinimum 5 years or $10,000 or both and 3 strokesMaximum 20 years or $40,000 or both and 10 strokesMinimum 3 years or $5,000 or both and 2 strokes——4Unauthorized manufacture of controlled drugMaximum 30 years or $50,000 or both and 15 strokesMinimum 5 years or $10,000 or both and 3 strokesMaximum 30 years or $50,000 or both and 15 strokesMinimum 5 years or $10,000 or both and 3 strokesMaximum 20 years or $40,000 or both and 10 strokesMinimum 3 years or $5,000 or both and 2 strokes——5Unauthorized import or export of controlled drugMaximum 30 years or $50,000 or bothMinimum 5 years or $10,000 or bothMaximum 30 years or $50,000 or bothMinimum 5 years or $10,000 or bothMaximum 20 years or $40,000 or bothMinimum 3 years or $5,000 or both——6 (a)Unauthorized possession of a controlled drug———Maximum 10 years or $20,000 or bothMinimum for second or subsequent offence 2 years or $3,000 or both6 (b)Smoking, self-administering or consuming a controlled drug———Maximum 10 years or $20,000 or bothMinimum for second or subsequent offence 2 years or $3,000 or both7Possession of pipes, utensils, etc., for smoking, administration or consumption of a controlled drug———Maximum 1 year or $5,000 or both8Cultivation of cannabis opium coca plant———Maximum 20 years or $40,000 or bothMinimum 3 years or $5,000 or both9Being the owner, tenant, occupier or person concerned in the management of premises and permitting or suffering certain activities to take place thereMaximum 10 years or $40,000 or bothMinimum 2 years or $4,000 or bothMaximum 10 years or $40,000 or bothMinimum 2 years or $4,000 or bothMaximum 5 years or $10,000 or bothMinimum 1 year or $2,000 or both——11Abetting or procuring the commission outside Singapore of an offence punishable under a corresponding law———Maximum 10 years or $40,000 or bothMinimum 2 years or $4,000 or both27 (a)Obstructing exercise of powers———Maximum 3 years or $5,000 or bothMinimum 6 months or $1,000 or both(b)Failure to comply with lawful requirements———Maximum 3 years or $5,000 or bothMinimum 6 months or $1,000 or both(c)Failure to furnish information———Maximum 3 years or $5,000 or bothMinimum 6 months or $1,000 or both(d)Furnishing false information———Maximum 1 year or $5,000 or both28 (2)Failure to provide specimen of urine for urine test———Maximum $5,000
Common questions
- What is Misuse of Drugs Bill?
- Misuse of Drugs Bill is Singapore Bill, cited as Bill 46 1972, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1972.
- Is Misuse of Drugs Bill still in force?
- Yes — Misuse of Drugs Bill is currently in force.
- When did Misuse of Drugs Bill take effect?
- Misuse of Drugs Bill was first recorded in 1972.
- How many clauses does Misuse of Drugs Bill have?
- Misuse of Drugs Bill contains 36 clauses.
- Where can I read the official version of Misuse of Drugs Bill?
- The official text of Misuse of Drugs Bill is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.