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Misuse of Drugs Act 1973. 2020 REVISED EDITION. This revised edition incorporates all amendments up to and including 1 December 2021 and comes into operation on 31 December 2021. An Act for the control of dangerous or otherwise harmful drugs and substances and for purposes connected therewith. [7 July 1973]
“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; “type A substituent” means —
Oct 4, 2019 · Misuse of Drugs Act 1973. This Legislative History is a service provided by the Law Revision Commission on a best-efforts basis. It is not part of the Act. Pictorial Overview of Predecessor Acts. Legislative History Details.
Fifth Schedule — Temporarily listed drugs An Act for the control of dangerous or otherwise harmful drugs and substances and for purposes connected therewith. [7th July 1973] PART I PRELIMINARY Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs Act. Interpretation 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —
Apr 24, 2023 · An Act to amend the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973 and to make consequential and related amendments to certain other Acts. Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows: Short title and commencement: 1.
The Misuse of Drugs Act (MDA) is the main legislation for drug offences. The MDA provides for the enforcement powers of the Central Narcotics Bureau and the penalties for various drug offences, including trafficking, manufacturing, importation or exportation, possession and consumption of controlled drugs.
The Misuse of Drugs Act 1973 is a statute of the Parliament of Singapore that enables authorities to prosecute offenders for crimes involving illegal drugs.
Possession. Section 8 of the Misuse of Drugs Act states that possession of a controlled drug is an offence. Possession can lead to ten years in prison or a S$20,000 fine – this is for first offences. So, what does possession mean? Section 18 of the Act offers some clarity.
The Misuse Use of Drugs Act classifies controlled substances into three classes. These classes are found in the First Schedule of the MDA. For example: Cannabis, cocaine, methamphetamines, and opium are all Class 1 drugs. Codeine, nicocodine, and zipeprol are Class 2 substances. Methaqualone, benzphetamine, and triazolam fall under Class 3.
(1) Any person who is proved to have had in his or her possession or custody or under his or her control — is presumed, until the contrary is proved, to have had that drug in his or her possession.
