s 31A Hair tests
31A.—(1) Any officer of the Bureau, immigration officer or police officer not below the rank of sergeant may, if he or she reasonably suspects any person to have committed an offence under section 8(b) or 11I(1)(b), require that person to provide specimens of the person’s hair for a hair test to be conducted under this section.[30/2012] [Act 12 of 2023 wef 01/06/2024] (1A) The Director may, for the purpose of ensuring that a relevant person is no longer a drug addict, after the relevant time, order the relevant person —(a) to present himself or herself to any officer of the Bureau, immigration officer or police officer not below the rank of sergeant; and (b) to provide specimens of the relevant person’s hair for a hair test to be conducted under this section as required by such officer.[1/2019] (2) A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to provide specimens of his or her hair of such type and quantity as may be required by any of the officers referred to in subsection (1) or (1A) shall be guilty of an offence.[30/2012; 1/2019] (2A) A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with an order under subsection (1A) shall be guilty of an offence.[1/2019] (3) All specimens of hair provided under this section must be marked and sealed for hair testing in accordance with the prescribed procedure.[30/2012] (4) A certificate stating the result of a hair test must be signed by an analyst employed by the Health Sciences Authority or any other person that the Minister appoints for such purpose.[30/2012] [Act 5 of 2025 wef 09/03/2025] (4A) An appointment under subsection (4) must be published in the Gazette.[Act 5 of 2025 wef 09/03/2025] (5) The certificate stating the result of a hair test may be signed by an analyst or person appointed under subsection (4) even though he or she did not personally conduct the test to analyse the specimens of hair as long as the test was conducted by another person acting under his or her direction.[30/2012]