Misuse of Drugs Act (Singapore)

Misuse of Drugs Act (Singapore)
Misuse of Drugs Act
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An Act for the control of dangerous or otherwise harmful drugs and substances and for purposes connected therewith.
Citation No. 5 of 1973 (now Cap. 185, 2008 Rev. Ed.)
Enacted by Parliament of Singapore
Date enacted 16 February 1973
Date assented to 7 July 1973
Date commenced 7 July 1973
Legislation history
Bill Misuse of Drugs Bill
Bill citation Bill No. 46/72
Bill published on 25 November 1972
Introduced by Chua Sian Chin (Minister for Health and Home Affairs)
First reading 22 November 1972
Second reading 16 February 1973
Third reading 16 February 1973
Related legislation
Dangerous Drugs Act 1951; Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Act 1969

The Misuse of Drugs Act is a national drug control law classifying substances into three categories, Classes A, B, and C. Section 44 provides that "The Minister may, by an order published in the Gazette" add, remove, or transfer drugs among the classes. The statute's penal provisions are draconian by most nations' standards, providing for long terms of imprisonment, caning, and capital punishment. The law creates a presumption of trafficking for certain threshold amounts, e.g. 30 grams of cannabis. It also creates a presumption that a person possesses drugs if he possesses the keys to a premises containing the drugs, and that "Any person found in or escaping from any place or premises which is proved or presumed to be used for the purpose of smoking or administering a controlled drug shall, until the contrary is proved, be presumed to have been smoking or administering a controlled drug in that place or premises." Thus, one runs the risk of arrest for drug use by simply being in the company of drug users. The law also allows officers to search premises and individuals, without a search warrant, if he "reasonably suspects that there is to be found a controlled drug or article liable to seizure". Moreover, Section 31 allows officers to demand urinalysis of suspected drug offenders.

Contents

Amount of controlled drugs that would qualify as drug trafficking

Section 17 of the Misuse of Drugs Act lists the amount of controlled drugs beyond which, the person who carries them shall be presumed to possess them for the purpose of drug trafficking unless proven otherwise:

  • Opium: 100 grammes
  • Morphine: 3 grammes
  • Diamorphine (Heroin): 2 grammes
  • Cannabis: 15 grammes
  • Cannabis mixture: 30 grammes
  • Cannabis resin: 10 grammes
  • Cocaine: 3 grammes
  • Methamphetamine: 25 grammes
  • 10 grammes of any or any combination of the following:
    • N, α-dimethyl-3,4-(methylenedioxy)phenethylamine (MDMA)
    • α-methyl-3,4-(methylenedioxy)phenethylamine (MDA)
    • N-ethyl-α-methyl-3,4-(methylenedioxy)phenethylamine (MDEA)

Unless authorized by the government, the possession, consumption, manufacturing, import, export, or trafficking of these and other controlled drugs in any amount are illegal.

Schedule I - Controlled Drugs

Class A - Part I

The Singapore embarkation card contains a warning to visitors about the death penalty for drug trafficking. Warning signs can be found at the Johor-Singapore Causeway and other border entries. Singapore Airlines also announces similar warnings to air passengers during flights to the country.

Some examples include:

Schedule II - Controlled Drugs

Class B - Part II

Some examples include:

Class C - Part III

Some examples include:

Part IV

For the purposes of this Paragraph:

  • cannabinol derivatives means the following substances, namely tetrahydro derivatives of cannabinol and their carboxylic acid derivatives, and 3-alkyl homologues of cannabinol or its tetrahydro derivatives;
  • coca leaf means the leaf of any plant of the genus Erythroxylon from whose leaves cocaine can be extracted either directly or by chemical transformation;
  • concentrate of opium poppy-straw means the material produced when poppy-straw has entered into a process for the concentration of its alkaloids;
  • 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.

Schedule III

Controlled equipment, materials or substances useful for manufacturing controlled drugs

  • Part I
    • 1-Phenyl-2-propanone also known as Phenylacetone
    • 3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl-2-propanone
    • Camazepam (may be used to manufacture temazepam also known as (9-chloro-2-methyl-3-oxo-6-phenyl-2,5-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undeca-5,8,10,12-tetraen-4-yl) N,N-dimethylcarbamate
    • Clonazepam also known as 6-(2-chlorophenyl)-9-nitro-2,5-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undeca-5,8,10,12-tetraen-3-one
    • Diazepam (may be used to manufacture temazepam) also known as 7-chloro-1-methyl-5-phenyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one
    • Ephedrine also known as (1R,2S)-2-(methylamino)-1-phenylpropan-1-ol
    • Ergometrine also known as Ergonovine or Ergobasine
    • Ergotamine also known as Ergotaman-3',6',18-trione, 12'-hydroxy-2'-methyl-5'-(phenylmethyl)-, (5'-alpha)- (9CI)
    • Estazolam (may be used to manufacture triazolam) also known as 8-Chloro-6-phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazolo(4,3-a)-1,4-benzodiazepine
    • Isosafrole also known as 1,2-(Methylenedioxy)-4-propenylbenzene
    • Lorazepam (may be used to manufacture temazepam) also known as 9-chloro-6-(2-chlorophenyl)-4-hydroxy-2,5-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undeca-5,8,10,12-tetraen-3-one
    • Lormetazepam (may be used to manufacture temazepam) also known as 9-chloro-6-(2-chlorophenyl)-4-hydroxy-2-methyl-2,5-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undeca-5,8,10,12-tetraen-3-one
    • Lysergic acid also known as 9,10-didehydro-6-methylergoline-8-carboxylic acid
    • N-acetylanthranilic acid also known as N-Acetyl-o-aminobenzoic acid
    • Nitrazepam (may be used to manufacture flunitrazepam and nimetazepam) also known as 9-nitro-6-phenyl-2,5-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undeca-5,8,10,12-tetraen-3-one
    • Oxazepam (may be used to manufacture temazepam) also known as 9-chloro-4-hydroxy-6-phenyl-2,5-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undeca-5,8,10,12-tetraen-3-one
    • Piperonal also known as 3,4-(Methylenedioxy)benzaldehyde or Piperonylaldehyde
    • Prazepam (may be used to manufacture flutoprazepam) also known as 9-chloro-2-(cyclopropylmethyl)-6-phenyl-2,5-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undeca-5,8,10,12-tetraen-3-one
    • Pseudoephedrine also known as β-Hydroxy-N-methylamphetamine
    • Safrole also known as 4-Allyl-1,2-methylenedioxybenzene

See also

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