Misuse of Drugs (Urine Specimens and Urine Tests) Regulations

Misuse of Drugs Act

(Chapter 185, Section 44)

Misuse of Drugs (Urine Specimens and Urine Tests) Regulations

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.

Definitions

2.  In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —

“Chief Executive of the Health Sciences Authority” means the Chief Executive of the Health Sciences Authority appointed under section 15 of the Health Sciences Authority Act 2001;

“Chief Executive Officer of the DSO National Laboratories” means the Chief Executive Officer of the DSO National Laboratories;

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“DSO National Laboratories” means the company incorporated under the Companies Act 1967 as DSO National Laboratories (UEN 199701777M);

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“enforcement officer” means an officer of the Central Narcotics Bureau, an immigration officer, a police officer not below the rank of sergeant, a serviceman in the Singapore Armed Forces who is appointed by the Minister as an enforcement officer under section 31(1B) of the Act or a supervision officer appointed under regulation 15(1) of the Misuse of Drugs (Approved Institutions and Treatment and Rehabilitation) Regulations (Rg 3).

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Taking and depositing of urine specimens

3.—(1)  Every suspect who is required to give a urine specimen for urine tests under section 31 of the Act or regulation 15(3)(f) of the Misuse of Drugs (Approved Institutions, Medical Observation and Treatment and Rehabilitation) Regulations (Rg 3), and every enforcement officer or other officer authorised by the enforcement officer taking the urine specimen, must do so in accordance with the First Schedule.

(2)  Only a person authorised by the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Chief Executive of the Health Sciences Authority or the Chief Executive Officer of the DSO National Laboratories may have possession of the key to any security box.

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Collection and delivery of security boxes

4.  Every person involved in the collection and delivery of urine specimens deposited in security boxes must do so in accordance with the Second Schedule.

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Urine test

5.—(1)  Where a suspect’s urine specimens are sent to the Health Sciences Authority for urine tests, the Chief Executive of the Health Sciences Authority must arrange for each of the 2 urine specimens to be tested by a different officer.

(2)  Where a suspect’s urine specimens are sent to the DSO National Laboratories for urine tests, the Chief Executive Officer of the DSO National Laboratories must arrange for each of the 2 urine specimens to be tested by a different officer.

(3)  The results of the 2 urine tests mentioned in paragraph (1) or (2) (as the case may be) must be sent to the enforcement officer in charge of the case.

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