Malaysia legislation

Section 19

of *DRUG DEPENDANTS (TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION) ACT 1983

Section 19

(a)

where he is taken into custody by an officer under this

Act;

(b)

while he is resident at a Rehabilitation Centre under this

Act;

(c)

while he is being taken from or to any place, or while he is engaged in any activity under this Act outside a

Rehabilitation Centre, during the period that he is under an order made under this Act to reside at a Rehabilitation

Centre.

(2)

Subsection (1) shall not apply to a person who is admitted to a Rehabilitation Centre under section 8 or 9.

(3)

Any person who escapes from lawful custody as referred to in subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to *imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to whipping not exceeding three strokes, or to both.

Offences by residents of Rehabilitation Centres and After care

Centres, and by supervisees