Section 2

(1)

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

―Board of Visitors‖ means the Board of Visitors appointed by the

Minister under section 11;

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―dangerous drug‖ means any drug or substance which is for the time being comprised in the First Schedule of the Dangerous

Drugs Act 1952 [Act 234];

―Director General‖ means the Director General appointed under subsection (2);

―drug dependant‖ means a person who through the use of any dangerous drug undergoes a psychic and sometimes physical state which is characterized by behavioural and other responses including the compulsion to take the drug on a continuous or periodic basis in order to experience its psychic effect and to avoid the discomfort of its absence;

―Minister‖ means the Minister charged with the responsibility for internal security;

―officer‖ means any Rehabilitation Officer or any police officer;

―registered medical practitioner‖ means a medical practitioner registered under the Medical Act 1971 [Act 50];

―Rehabilitation Centre‖ means an institution established under section 10;

―Rehabilitation Officer‖ means an officer appointed under subsection (2);

―rules‖ means rules made by the Minister under this Act;

―tests‖ means all such acts or procedures as may be carried out for the purpose of determining whether a person is a drug dependant.