Short title and commencement
s 1
This Act may be cited as the Drug Dependants (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act 1983 and shall come into force on such date as may be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette.
Drug Dependants (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act 1983 Part I — Preliminary
Interpretation
s 2
(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— ―Board of Visitors‖ means the Board of Visitors appointed by the Minister under section 11; ―dangerous drug‖ means any drug or substance which is for the time being comprised in the First Schedule of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 [Act 234]; ―Director General‖ means the Director General appointed under subsection (2); ―drug dependant‖ means a person who through the use of any dangerous drug undergoes a psychic and sometimes physical state which is characterized by behavioural and other responses including the compulsion to take the drug on a continuous or periodic basis in order to experience its psychic effect and to avoid the discomfort of its absence; ―Minister‖ means the Minister charged with the responsibility for internal security; ―officer‖ means any Rehabilitation Officer or any police officer; ―registered medical practitioner‖ means a medical practitioner registered under the Medical Act 1971 [Act 50]; ―Rehabilitation Centre‖ means an institution established under section 10; ―Rehabilitation Officer‖ means an officer appointed under subsection (2); ―rules‖ means rules made by the Minister under this Act; ―tests‖ means all such acts or procedures as may be carried out for the purpose of determining whether a person is a drug dependant. (2) The Minister shall appoint a public officer to be Director General who shall have, subject to the direction and control of the Minister, superintendence over all matters relating to the apprehension, treatment and rehabilitation of drug dependants under this Act and there shall be appointed such number of Rehabilitation Officers as may from time to time be required for the purposes of this Act.
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