3. Licensing of private Treatment Centres

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

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.

(2)

If the NDDCB is satisfied that—

(a)

the premises are designed in such a manner so as to make it suitable for use as a Treatment Centre ;

(b)

the facilities available at such Centre are adequate for the carrying out of the objects of the Act ;

(c)

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

(d)

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.

Read on from s 4

Part II

Voluntary Admission to a Treatment Centre

Read on from Part II

Part III

Compulsory Admission to a Treatment Centre

Read on from Part III

Part IV

General

Read on from Part IV