Act of Parliament · As enacted · 3 parts
Drug Dependant Persons (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act 2007
Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.
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s 1Short title
This Act may be cited as the Drug Dependant
Persons (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act, No. 54 of 2007
and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may appoint by Order published in the Gazette
(hereinafter referred to as the “appointed date”).
PART 1
TREATMENT CENTRES
s 2Treatment Centres
For the purposes of this Act the Minister on the recommendation of the National Dangerous Drug Control
Board (hereinafter referred to as “NDDCB”) may, by Order published in the Gazette, designate any place or building to be a Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre (hereinafter referred to as a “Treatment Centre”) for the care and rehabilitation of drug dependant persons.
Any person may on his own behalf or on behalf of any body corporate or unincorporated apply to the
NDDCB for a license to establish in the premises to be specified in the application, a private Treatment Centre for the care and rehabilitation of drug dependant persons.
If the NDDCB is satisfied that—
the premises are designed in such a manner so as to make it suitable for use as a Treatment Centre ;
the facilities available at such Centre are adequate for the carrying out of the objects of the Act ;
the staff employed at such Centres possess the prescribed qualifications in order to ensure they are competent to discharge their functions under this Act ; and
the arrangements proposed for the management of the Centre are satisfactory, it may grant the applicant a licence subject to any conditions, limitations or restrictions it considers necessary. Such conditions, limitations or restrictions shall be set out, in the licence.
The Minister shall on the recommendation of the NDDCB appoint for the purposes of this Act, a person to be the Director of Treatment Centres (hereinafter referred to as “the Director”) to exercise and perform such powers and duties as are assigned to, or imposed on, the
Director by this Act or any regulation made thereunder.
For the purpose of ascertaining whether the provisions of this Act are being complied with, the Director or any person authorized to act on his behalf may enter any Treatment Centre designated or licensed under this
Act at all reasonable times and make such examinations as he considers necessary thereon for that purpose. He may bring with him such assistants, as he considers necessary for such purpose.
The Director shall submit periodic reports to the
NDDCB which shall contain information regarding the work of the Treatment Centres in relation to the number of persons being treated at such Centres and the effectiveness of such Centres at providing treatment and rehabilitation facilities to drug dependant persons.
s 5NDDCB to issue directions
The NDDCB may from time to time issue such general or special directions as are necessary to ensure the efficient management of Treatment Centres. It shall be the duty of such Centres to comply with such directives.
s 6Use of services of Officers of Department of Health, etc.
The services of any Medical Officer or any other officer or employee of the Department of Health or any
University or any medical practitioner or any other competent person engaged in a similar service, may be used, subject to the approval of the Director-General of
Health Service or other relevant authority as the case may be, to assist in the treatment and care of drug dependant persons at Treatment Centres designated or licensed under this Act. Regulations may be made specifying the terms and conditions on which such assistance shall be rendered.
The Minister shall appoint Assessment Panels consisting of not more than ten persons from amongst persons who have gained eminence or experience in the fields of law or persons having experience or knowledge in the Fields of physiological or social problems connected with drug dependence.
Assessment Panels consisting of not more than three person’s shall be nominated by the NDDCB whenever it becomes necessary to —
assess persons seeking admission in terms of this
Act, to Treatment Centres designated or licensed under this Act ; or
assess persons presently undergoing treatment for drug dependence, and to evaluate future rehabilitation programmes.
The powers and functions of Assessment Panels shall be as specified by regulation.
The Minister may on the recommendation of the
NDDCB, nominate one or more fit and proper persons to be official visitors to any Treatment Centre designated or licensed under the provisions of this Act.
Every visitor so appointed shall unless he ceases to hold office earlier, serve in such capacity for a period of two years from the date of his appointment. Every such visitor may at all times enter any such Treatment Centre and to make such inquiries or examination therein as to him shall appear necessary. It shall be the duty of such visitors to visit such Treatment Centres from time to time and submit periodic reports to the NDDCB in accordance with such guidelines or regulations as may be issued in this regard.
Part II
Voluntary Admission to a Treatment Centre
Part III
Compulsory Admission to a Treatment Centre
Part IV