Drug Dependants (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act 1983 s 20
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s 20 Offences by residents of Rehabilitation Centres and After care Centres, and by supervisees
(1) Where any person—
(a) contravenes any term or condition lawfully imposed under this Act in relation to residence, treatment or rehabilitation at a Rehabilitation Centre; or
(b) commits a breach of any rules relating to a Rehabilitation Centre, where no specific punishment is provided in such
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commits a breach of any rules relating to a Rehabilitation Centre, where no specific punishment is provided in such rules for such breach;
(c) incites any resident of a Rehabilitation Centre to commit a breach of any rules relating to such Centre;
(d) uses any indecent, threatening, abusive or insulting words or gestures, or otherwise behaves in a threatening or insulting manner, against any person exercising any powers, discharging any duties or performing any functions in relation to the custody, treatment, rehabilitation, residence or supervision of any person under this Act, or against any person resident at a Rehabilitation Centre or against any employee or servant employed or engaged at any Rehabilitation Centre, or against any person lawfully visiting a Rehabilitation Centre or otherwise lawfully present at a Rehabilitation Centre, or assaults any person, employee or servant, as aforesaid,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
(2) Paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) shall not apply to a person who is admitted to a Rehabilitation Centre under section 8 or 9.
*NOTE—Previously ―a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years–see the Drug Dependants (Treatment and Rehabilitation) (Amendment) Act 1998 [Act A1018].
Malay text (authoritative)
Kesalahan oleh penghuni di Pusat Pemulihan dan Pusat Jagaan Lanjutan, dan orang awasan
(1) Jika mana-mana orang—
(a) melanggari mana-mana terma atau syarat yang dikenakan dengan sah di sisi undang-undang di bawah Akta ini berhubungan dengan kediaman, rawatan atau pemulihan di Pusat Pemulihan; atau
(b) melanggari mana-mana kaedah berhubungan dengan sesuatu Pusat Pemulihan jika tiada apa jua hukuman tertentu diperuntukkan dalam kaedah-kaedah itu bagi pelanggaran itu;
(c) mengapikan mana-mana penghuni di Pusat, supaya melanggari mana-mana kaedah berhubungan dengan Pusat itu;
*CATATAN− Terdahulu “lima ratus ringgit” – lihat Akta Penagih Dadah (Rawatan dan Pemulihan)(Pindaan) 1998 [Act A1018]
(d) menggunakan apa-apa perkataan atau gerak isyarat yang lucah, mengancam, menghina atau mencela, atau selainnya berkelakuan dengan cara yang mengancam atau mencela, terhadap mana-mana orang yang menjalankan mana-mana kuasa, menunaikan mana-mana kewajipan atau melaksanakan mana-mana fungsi berhubungan dengan jagaan, rawatan, pemulihan, kediaman atau pengawasan mana-mana orang di bawah Akta ini, atau terhadap manamana orang yang menjadi penghuni di Pusat Pemulihan atau terhadap mana-mana pekerja atau pekhidmat yang diambil kerja atau diguna khidmat di mana-mana Pusat Pemulihan, atau terhadap mana-mana orang yang dengan sah di sisi undang - undang melawat sesuatu Pusat Pemulihan atau selainnya berada di sesuatu Pusat Pemulihan dengan sah di sisi undang-undang, atau menyerang mana-mana orang, pekerja atau pekhidmat seperti yang tersebut dahulu,
melakukan suatu kesalahan dan, apabila disabitkan, boleh didenda atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak lebih daripada *tiga tahun atau kedua-duanya.
(2) Perenggan (1) (a) dan (b) tidak terpakai bagi seseorang yang dimasukkan ke Pusat Pemulihan di bawah seksyen 8 atau 9.
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Text as at 1 September 2012 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
