LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

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
PART 1
DELETERIOUS DRUGS ORDINANCE
(CHAPTER 190, 1936 REVISED EDITION)
1.  
Ordinance VII of 1896—The Morphine Ordinance 1896
Bill
:
G.N. No. 246/1896
First Reading
:
30 April 1896
Second Reading
:
7 May 1896
Third Reading
:
4 June 1896
Commencement
:
4 June 1896
2.  
Ordinance XV of 1903—The Morphine Ordinance 1903
Bill
:
G.N. No. 707/1903
First Reading
:
19 June 1903
Second Reading
:
26 June 1903
Notice of Amendments
:
17 July 1903
Third Reading
:
17 July 1903
Commencement
:
1 January 1904
3.  
Ordinance XIV of 1904—The Morphine Ordinance 1904
Bill
:
G.N. No. 1023/1904
First Reading
:
16 September 1904
Second Reading
:
23 September 1904
Select Committee Report
:
Council Paper No. 32 of 1904
Notice of Amendments
:
7 October 1904
Third Reading
:
7 October 1904
Commencement
:
7 October 1904
4.  
Ordinance XIV of 1907—The Deleterious Drugs Ordinance 1907
Bill
:
G.N. No. 613/1907
First Reading
:
14 June 1907
Second Reading
:
21 June 1907
Third Reading
:
12 July 1907
Commencement
:
12 July 1907
5.  
Ordinance XXVII of 1910—The Deleterious Drugs Ordinance 1910
Bill
:
G.N. No. 1019/1910
First Reading
:
2 September 1910
Second Reading
:
9 September 1910
Amendments to Bill
:
7 October 1910
Third Reading
:
7 October 1910
Commencement
:
12 October 1910
6.  
Ordinance XI of 1912—The Public Authorities Protection Ordinance 1912
(Amendments made by section 3 read with the Schedule to the above Ordinance)
Bill
:
G.N. No. 947/1912
First Reading
:
30 August 1912
Second Reading
:
20 September 1912
Third Reading
:
4 October 1912
Commencement
:
13 November 1912 (section 3 read with the Schedule)
7.  
Ordinance XIV of 1913—The Deleterious Drugs Ordinance 1910 Amendment Ordinance 1913
Bill
:
G.N. No. 1031/1913
First Reading
:
22 August 1913
Second Reading
:
5 September 1913
Third Reading
:
31 October 1913
Commencement
:
18 November 1913
8.  
1920 Revised Edition—Ordinance No. 124 (Deleterious Drugs)
Operation
:
28 November 1921
9.  
Ordinance 26 of 1921—Statute Laws (Revised Edition) Operation Ordinance, 1921
(Amendments made by section 3(a) read with Schedule B to the above Ordinance)
Bill
:
G.N. No. 1854/1921
First and Second Readings
:
22 November 1921
Notice of Amendments
:
22 November 1921
Third Reading
:
22 November 1921
Commencement
:
28 November 1921 (section 3(a) read with Schedule B)
10.  
Ordinance 6 of 1925—Deleterious Drugs Amendment Ordinance, 1925
Bill
:
G.N. No. 1145/1924
First Reading
:
30 June 1924
Second Reading
:
15 September 1924
Select Committee Report
:
Information not available
Third Reading
:
16 March 1925
Commencement
:
11 April 1925
11.  
1926 Revised Edition—Ordinance No. 124 (Deleterious Drugs)
Operation
:
1 August 1926
12.  
Ordinance 7 of 1927—Deleterious Drugs Ordinance, 1927
Bill
:
G.N. No. 186/1927
First Reading
:
7 February 1927
Second Reading
:
21 March 1927
Notice of Amendments
:
21 March 1927
Commencement
:
2 June 1927
13.  
Ordinance 14 of 1928—Deleterious Drugs (Amendment) Ordinance, 1928
Bill
:
G.N. No. 547/1928
First Reading
:
26 March 1928
Second Reading
:
7 May 1928
Notice of Amendments
:
7 May 1928
Third Reading
:
2 July 1928
Commencement
:
21 July 1928
14.  
Ordinance 58 of 1935—Deleterious Drugs (Amendment) Ordinance, 1935
Bill
:
G.N. No. 2953/1935
First Reading
:
20 November 1935
Second Reading
:
9 December 1935
Notice of Amendments
:
9 December 1935
Third Reading
:
9 December 1935
Commencement
:
1 April 1936
15.  
1936 Revised Edition—Deleterious Drugs Ordinance (Chapter 190)
Operation
:
1 September 1936
PART 2
DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT
(CHAPTER 151, 1970 REVISED EDITION)
16.  
Ordinance 7 of 1951—Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, 1951
Bill
:
G.N. No. S 473/1950
First Reading
:
21 November 1950
Second Reading
:
19 December 1950
Notice of Amendments
:
19 December 1950
Third Reading
:
19 December 1950
Commencement
:
1 March 1951
Note: This Ordinance repealed the Deleterious Drugs Ordinance (Chapter 190, 1936 Revised Edition) and the Opium and Chandu Proclamation (Proclamation No. 43) (British Military Administration G.N. No. 201/1946).
17.  
Ordinance 29 of 1954—Dangerous Drugs (Temporary Provisions) Ordinance, 1954
Bill
:
G.N. No. S 340/1954
First Reading
:
12 October 1954
Second Reading
:
2 November 1954
Third Reading
:
16 November 1954
Commencement
:
8 February 1955
18.  
Ordinance 36 of 1955—Dangerous Drugs (Temporary Provisions) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1955
Bill
:
25/1955
First Reading
:
12 October 1955
Second and Third Readings
:
7 November 1955
Commencement
:
25 November 1955
19.  
1955 Revised Edition—Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Chapter 137)
Operation
:
1 July 1956
20.  
1955 Revised Edition—Dangerous Drugs (Temporary Provisions) Ordinance (Chapter 138)
Operation
:
1 July 1956
21.  
Ordinance 29 of 1956—Dangerous Drugs (Temporary Provisions) Ordinance, 1956
Bill
:
65/1956
First Reading
:
5 September 1956
Second and Third Readings
:
3 October 1956
Commencement
:
19 October 1956
22.  
Ordinance 30 of 1956—Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Ordinance, 1956
Bill
:
66/1956
First Reading
:
5 September 1956
Second Reading
:
3 October 1956
Notice of Amendments
:
3 October 1956
Third Reading
:
3 October 1956
Commencement
:
19 October 1956
23.  
Ordinance 31 of 1958—Legislative Assembly (Presentation of Subsidiary Legislation) Ordinance, 1958
(Amendments made by section 2 read with the Schedule to the above Ordinance)
Bill
:
158/1958
First Reading
:
16 July 1958
Second Reading
:
13 August 1958
Notice of Amendments
:
10 September 1958
Third Reading
:
10 September 1958
Commencement
:
25 September 1958 (section 2 read with the Schedule)
24.  
Ordinance 23 of 1959—Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Ordinance, 1959
Bill
:
203/1959
First Reading
:
11 February 1959
Second Reading
:
3 March 1959
Notice of Amendments
:
3 March 1959
Third Reading
:
3 March 1959
Commencement
:
20 March 1959
25.  
G.N. No. S (N.S.) 179/1959—Singapore Constitution (Modification of Laws) (No. 5) Order, 1959
Commencement
:
20 November 1959
26.  
1970 Revised Edition—Dangerous Drugs Act (Chapter 151)
Operation
:
31 May 1971
27.  
Act 21 of 1973—Statutes of the Republic of Singapore (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 1973
(Amendments made by section 2 read with the Schedule to the above Act)
Bill
:
16/1973
First Reading
:
7 March 1973
Second and Third Readings
:
20 March 1973
Commencement
:
6 April 1973 (section 2 read with the Schedule)
PART 3
DRUGS (PREVENTION OF MISUSE) ACT
(CHAPTER 154, 1970 REVISED EDITION)
28.  
Act 7 of 1969—Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1969
Bill
:
7/1969
First Reading
:
8 April 1969
Second and Third Readings
:
12 June 1969
Commencement
:
1 August 1969
29.  
G.N. No. S 315/1970—Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Order, 1970
Commencement
:
20 November 1970
30.  
1970 Revised Edition—Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Act (Chapter 154)
Operation
:
31 May 1971
31.  
Act 21 of 1973—Statutes of the Republic of Singapore (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 1973
(Amendments made by section 2 read with the Schedule to the above Act)
Bill
:
16/1973
First Reading
:
7 March 1973
Second and Third Readings
:
20 March 1973
Commencement
:
6 April 1973 (section 2 read with the Schedule)
PART 4
MISUSE OF DRUGS ACT 1973
(2020 REVISED EDITION)
32.  
Act 5 of 1973—Misuse of Drugs Act, 1973
Bill
:
46/1972
First Reading
:
22 November 1972
Second Reading
:
16 February 1973
Notice of Amendments
:
16 February 1973
Third Reading
:
16 February 1973
Commencement
:
7 July 1973
33.  
G.N. No. S 46/1974—Misuse of Drugs (Amendment to First Schedule) Order, 1974
Commencement
:
15 February 1974
34.  
G.N. No. S 59/1975—Misuse of Drugs (Amendment to First Schedule) Order, 1975
Commencement
:
27 March 1975
35.  
Act 49 of 1975—Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act, 1975
Bill
:
55/1975
First Reading
:
11 November 1975
Second Reading
:
20 November 1975
Notice of Amendments
:
20 November 1975
Third Reading
:
20 November 1975
Commencement
:
12 December 1975
36.  
Act 12 of 1977—Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act, 1977
Bill
:
14/1977
First Reading
:
2 September 1977
Second Reading
:
9 November 1977
Notice of Amendments
:
9 November 1977
Third Reading
:
9 November 1977
Commencement
:
1 January 1978
37.  
G.N. No. S 14/1978—Misuse of Drugs (Amendment to First Schedule) Order, 1978
Commencement
:
27 January 1978
38.  
1978 Reprint—Misuse of Drugs Act, 1973
Reprint
:
15 December 1978
39.  
G.N. No. S 88/1979—Misuse of Drugs (Amendment of First Schedule) Order, 1979
Commencement
:
20 April 1979
40.  
Act 28 of 1979—Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act, 1979
Bill
:
27/1979
First Reading
:
7 September 1979
Second and Third Readings
:
21 September 1979
Commencement
:
1 October 1979
41.  
G.N. No. S 237/1983—Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations 1893
Commencement
:
4 October 1983
42.  
G.N. No. S 238/1983—Misuse of Drugs (Amendment to First Schedule) Order 1983
Commencement
:
4 October 1983
43.  
G.N. No. S 229/1984—Misuse of Drugs (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 1984
Commencement
:
31 August 1984
44.  
G.N. No. S 272/1984—Misuse of Drugs (Amendment of First Schedule) (No. 2) Order 1984
Commencement
:
2 November 1984
45.  
G.N. No. S 31/1986—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 1986
Commencement
:
7 February 1986
46.  
1985 Revised Edition—Misuse of Drugs Act (Chapter 185)
Operation
:
30 March 1987
47.  
G.N. No. S 50/1990—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 1990
Commencement
:
15 February 1990
48.  
Act 38 of 1989—Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act 1989
Bill
:
39/1989
First Reading
:
6 October 1989
Second and Third Readings
:
30 November 1989
Commencement
:
15 February 1990
49.  
G.N. No. S 564/1991—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 1991
Commencement
:
2 January 1992
50.  
G.N. No. S 66/1992—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 1992
Commencement
:
1 March 1992
51.  
Act 40 of 1993—Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act 1993
Bill
:
33/1993
First Reading
:
12 October 1993
Second and Third Readings
:
10 November 1993
Commencement
:
10 December 1993
52.  
G.N. No. S 262/1995—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 1995
Commencement
:
16 June 1995
53.  
G.N. No. S 223/1996—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 1996
Commencement
:
17 May 1996
54.  
1997 Revised Edition—Misuse of Drugs Act (Chapter 185)
Operation
:
30 May 1997
55.  
G.N. No. S 469/1997—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 1997
Commencement
:
17 October 1997
56.  
Act 20 of 1998—Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act 1998
Bill
:
17/1998
First Reading
:
20 April 1998
Second and Third Readings
:
1 June 1998
Commencement
:
20 July 1998
57.  
1998 Revised Edition—Misuse of Drugs Act (Chapter 185)
Operation
:
15 December 1998
58.  
G.N. No. S 391/1999—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 1999
Commencement
:
9 September 1999
59.  
Act 8 of 2000—Prisons (Amendment) Act 2000
(Amendments made by section 26 of the above Act)
Bill
:
5/2000
First Reading
:
17 January 2000
Second and Third Readings
:
21 February 2000
Commencement
:
17 April 2000 (section 26)
60.  
G.N. No. S 232/2000—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 2000
Commencement
:
15 May 2000
61.  
G.N. No. S 404/2000—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of Third Schedule) Order 2000
Commencement
:
11 September 2000
62.  
Act 4 of 2001—Health Sciences Authority Act 2001
(Amendments made by section 42 read with item (8) of the Second Schedule to the above Act)
Bill
:
3/2001
First Reading
:
12 January 2001
Second and Third Readings
:
22 February 2001
Commencement
:
1 April 2001 (section 42 read with item (8) of the Second Schedule)
63.  
2001 Revised Edition—Misuse of Drugs Act (Chapter 185)
Operation
:
31 July 2001
64.  
G.N. No. S 493/2001—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 2001
Commencement
:
8 October 2001
65.  
G.N. No. S 30/2004—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of First and Fourth Schedules) Order 2004
Commencement
:
30 January 2004
66.  
Act 3 of 2005—CISCO (Dissolution) Act 2005
(Amendments made by section 16 read with item (6) of the Schedule to the above Act)
Bill
:
52/2004
First Reading
:
19 October 2004
Second and Third Readings
:
25 January 2005
Commencement
:
10 June 2005 (section 16 read with item (6) of the Schedule)
67.  
G.N. No. S 507/2005—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 2005
Commencement
:
1 August 2005
68.  
Act 2 of 2006—Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act 2006
Bill
:
40/2005
First Reading
:
21 November 2005
Second and Third Readings
:
16 January 2006
Commencement
:
1 March 2006
69.  
G.N. No. S 491/2006—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 2006
Commencement
:
14 August 2006
70.  
G.N. No. S 560/2006—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of Fourth Schedule) Order 2006
Commencement
:
1 October 2006
71.  
G.N. No. S 402/2007—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of Fourth Schedule) Order 2007
Commencement
:
1 August 2007
72.  
Act 22 of 2007—Dentists (Amendment) Act 2007
(Amendments made by section 39 read with item (7) of the Schedule to the above Act)
Bill
:
9/2007
First Reading
:
27 February 2007
Second and Third Readings
:
12 April 2007
Commencement
:
1 January 2008 (section 39 read with item (7) of the Schedule)
73.  
2008 Revised Edition—Misuse of Drugs Act (Chapter 185)
Operation
:
31 March 2008
74.  
G.N. No. S 685/2010—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 2010
Commencement
:
15 November 2010
75.  
Act 15 of 2010—Criminal Procedure Code 2010
(Amendments made by section 430 read with item 63 of the Sixth Schedule to the above Act)
Bill
:
11/2010
First Reading
:
26 April 2010
Second Reading
:
18 May 2010
Second and Third Readings
:
19 May 2010
Commencement
:
2 January 2011 (section 430 read with item 63 of the Sixth Schedule)
76.  
Act 30 of 2012—Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act 2012
Bill
:
27/2012
First Reading
:
15 October 2012
Second and Third Readings
:
14 November 2012
Commencement
:
1 January 2013 (sections 2(c), (d) and (e), 3, 6, 14, 25(a), 27 and 28)
1 May 2013 (sections 4, 5, 7 to 13, 15(a) and (d), 23, 24, 25(b) and (c) and 26)
28 April 2014 (sections 2(a) and (b), 15(b), (c) and (e) and 16 to 22)
77.  
G.N. No. S 272/2013—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of First and Third Schedules) Order 2013
Commencement
:
1 May 2013
78.  
G.N. No. S 273/2013—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of Fifth Schedule) Order 2013
Commencement
:
2 May 2013
79.  
G.N. No. S 323/2014—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of First, Fourth and Fifth Schedules) Order 2014
Commencement
:
1 May 2014
80.  
G.N. No. S 440/2014—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of Third Schedule) Order 2014
Commencement
:
1 July 2014
81.  
Act 1 of 2014—Prisons (Amendment) Act 2014
(Amendments made by section 22 read with item 5 of the Schedule to the above Act)
Bill
:
22/2013
First Reading
:
11 November 2013
Second Reading
:
21 January 2014
Notice of Amendments
:
21 January 2014
Third Reading
:
21 January 2014
Commencement
:
1 July 2014 (section 22 read with item 5 of the Schedule)
82.  
G.N. No. S 572/2014—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of First, Third and Fifth Schedules) Order 2014
Commencement
:
1 September 2014
83.  
G.N. No. S 254/2015—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of First and Fifth Schedules) Order 2015
Commencement
:
1 May 2015
84.  
G.N. No. S 614/2015—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of Fifth Schedule) Order 2015
Commencement
:
1 November 2015
85.  
G.N. No. S 200/2016—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of First and Fifth Schedules) Order 2016
Commencement
:
1 May 2016
86.  
G.N. No. S 194/2017—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of First and Fifth Schedules) Order 2017
Commencement
:
1 May 2017
87.  
G.N. No. S 625/2017—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of Third and Fifth Schedules) Order 2017
Commencement
:
1 November 2017
88.  
G.N. No. S 233/2018—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of First and Fifth Schedules) Order 2018
Commencement
:
1 May 2018
89.  
G.N. No. S 587/2018—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 2018
Commencement
:
1 October 2018
90.  
G.N. No. S 150/2019—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 2019
Commencement
:
25 March 2019
91.  
Act 1 of 2019—Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act 2019
Bill
:
51/2018
First Reading
:
19 November 2018
Second and Third Readings
:
15 January 2019
Commencement
:
1 April 2019 (sections 2, 5 to 8, 10 to 17, 20(c), 21(a), (c) and (d) and 22(1))
1 August 2019 (sections 3, 4, 9, 18, 19, 20(a) and (b), 21(b) and 22(2) and (3))
92.  
G.N. No. S 354/2019—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of First, Third and Fifth Schedules) Order 2019
Commencement
:
1 May 2019
93.  
G.N. No. S 792/2019—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of First, Fourth and Fifth Schedules) Order 2019
Commencement
:
1 December 2019
94.  
G.N. No. S 349/2020—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of First, Third and Fifth Schedules) Order 2020
Commencement
:
1 May 2020
95.  
G.N. No. S 751/2020—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 2020
Commencement
:
4 September 2020
96.  
G.N. No. S 284/2021—Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of First and Fifth Schedules) Order 2021
Commencement
:
1 May 2021
97.  
2020 Revised Edition—Misuse of Drugs Act 1973
Operation
:
31 December 2021
98.  
G.N. No. S 440/2022—Misuse of Drugs Act 1973 (Amendment of First and Third Schedules) Order 2022
Date of commencement
:
1 June 2022
99.  
Act 6 of 2022—Prisons (Amendment) Act 2022
Bill
:
38/2021
First Reading
:
1 November 2021
Second and Third Readings
:
11 January 2022
Commencement
:
2 September 2022 (Section 27)
100.  
Act 26 of 2022—Registration of Criminals (Amendment) Act 2022
(Amendments made by the above Act)
Bill
:
19/2022
First Reading
:
1 August 2022
Second and Third Readings
:
12 September 2022
Commencement
:
12 June 2023
101.  
G.N. No. S 453/2023—Misuse of Drugs Act 1973 (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 2023
Date of commencement
:
1 July 2023
102.  
Act 12 of 2023—Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act 2023
(Amendments made by the above Act)
Bill
:
9/2023
First Reading
:
24 February 2023
Second and Third Readings
:
21 March 2023
Commencement
:
1 June 2023
1 June 2024
103.  
G.N. No. S 431/2024—Misuse of Drugs Act 1973 (Amendment of First and Third Schedules) Order 2024
Date of commencement
:
1 June 2024
104.  
Act 16 of 2024—Law Enforcement and Other Matters Act 2024
Bill
:
14/2024
First Reading
:
7 March 2024
Second and Third Readings
:
2 April 2024
Commencement
:
18 November 2024
105.  
G.N. No. S 926/2024—Misuse of Drugs Act 1973 (Amendment of Third Schedule) Order 2024
Date of commencement
:
1 December 2024
106.  
Act 5 of 2025—Electronic Gazette and Legislation Act 2025
Bill
:
47/2024
First Reading
:
11 November 2024
Second and Third Readings
:
7 January 2025
Commencement
:
9 March 2025
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