Misuse of Drugs (Urine Specimens and Urine Tests) Regulations

Misuse of Drugs Act

(Chapter 185, Section 44)

Rg 6

G.N. No. S 53/1990

REVISED EDITION 1999

(1st July 1999)

[15th February 1990]

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Urine Specimens and Urine Tests) Regulations.

Definition

2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, “enforcement officer” means an officer of the Central Narcotics Bureau, an immigration officer, a police officer not below the rank of sergeant or a supervision officer appointed under regulation 15(1) of the Misuse of Drugs (Approved Institutions and Treatment and Rehabilitation) Regulations (Rg 3).

Urine specimens to be deposited in security boxes

3.—(1) Urine specimens which are to be provided for the purpose of urine tests under section 31 of the Act or regulation 15(3) (f) of the Misuse of Drugs (Approved Institutions and Treatment and Rehabilitation) Regulations (Rg 3) shall be procured and deposited in security boxes in accordance with the First Schedule.

(2) No person shall have the key to any security box without the authority of the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Home Affairs or the Director of Scientific Services.

Collection of security boxes

4. The collection and delivery of urine specimens deposited in security boxes shall be in accordance with the Second Schedule.

Urine test

5.—(1) Urine tests shall be carried out in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2) The Director of Scientific Services shall arrange for each of the 2 urine specimens to be tested by a different officer and the results of the 2 urine tests shall be sent to the enforcement officer in charge of the case.

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