Misuse of Drugs (Controlled Equipment, Material and Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 30 Jun 2014

No. S 439

Misuse of Drugs Act

(CHAPTER 185)

Misuse of Drugs
(Controlled Equipment, Material and
Substances) (Amendment)
Regulations 2014

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 10B of the Misuse of Drugs Act, the Minister for Home Affairs hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Controlled Equipment, Material and Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and shall come into operation on 1st July 2014.

Amendment of regulation 3

2. The Misuse of Drugs (Controlled Equipment, Material and Substances) Regulations (Rg 7) are amended by renumbering regulation 3 as paragraph (1) of that regulation, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:

“(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to the import into, or export from, Singapore by any person of any controlled substance referred to in paragraph 3 of Part I of the Third Schedule to the Act if, and only if —

(a)

the controlled substance contains not more than 21.6 grams of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine; and

(b)

the controlled substance is imported or exported solely for either or both of the following purposes:

(i)	the administration to, or consumption by, the person of that controlled substance;
(ii)	the administration to, or consumption by, any other person of that controlled substance.”.

Amendment of regulation 7

3. Regulation 7 of the Misuse of Drugs (Controlled Equipment, Material and Substances) Regulations is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph (2), the following paragraph:

“(2A) Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply to any person in relation only to any controlled substance referred to in paragraph 3 of Part I of the Third Schedule to the Act which the person has imported or intends to export if, and only if —

(a)

the controlled substance contains not more than 21.6 grams of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine; and

(b)

the controlled substance is imported or intended to be exported solely for either or both of the following purposes:

(i)	the administration to, or consumption by, the person of that controlled substance;
(ii)	the administration to, or consumption by, any other person of that controlled substance.”.

Made this 27th day of June 2014.

TAN TEE HOW

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[MHA RH 2/2/08; AG/LLRD/SL/185/2010/10 Vol. 1]

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