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CRIMINAL LAW(DRUG ACT)MALAYSIA

VS

IRELAND


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INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION


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Taking a psychoactive or performance

enhancing drug for a non-therapeutic or

non-medical effect.


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IRELAND (IRISH LAW) The 1947 Health Act

The 1961 Poisons Act

The Medical PreparationsRegulations 1970

The Misuse of Drugs Act1977 & 1984

E.U./International

Regulations

The Criminal Justice Act1994

MALAYSIA Dangerous Drug Act 1952

Drug Addicts (Treatment &

Rehabilitation) 1983-(AMENDMENT) 1998

Dangerous Drugs Act(Special PreventiveMeasures) 1985

Dangerous Drugs Act(Forfeiture of Property)1988

Poison Act 1952


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INTRODUCTION

COMPARISON


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RESTRICTIONS

REGULATIONS

DIFFERENCESSIMILARITIES

PENALTIES


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R E G U L A TI O N SR E STR I CTI O N S


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Malaysia and Ireland both have similarrestrictions on controlled drugs.

The restrictions in both countries are on the

manufacturing, planting, importing, exporting,keeping, concealing, buying, selling, giving,receiving, storing, administering, transporting,

carrying, sending, delivering, procuring,

supplying or distributing of controlled drugsexcept under and in accordance with theauthorization of the Minister.


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:

Section 3 states :-

3. (1) A person shall not have a controlled drug inhis possession.

(2) A person who has a controlled drug in his

possession shall be guilty of an offence.


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Cough Mixture with

codeine

Psyhotropic pills +

Amphetamine

Heroin &

Morfin

Opium

Cannabis

Esctacy

Syabu/Ice/Glass

R E STR I CTI O N S R E G U L A TI O N S


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The Minister in both countries may make

regulation for prohibiting , controlling , and

restricting the cultivation, production,possession, sale and distribution of controlled

drugs.

There are government and non-governmentagencies involve in this regulation.


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Section 47 states that :

7. The Minister may make regulations for the

further, better and more convenient carrying out

of the provisions or purposes of this Act.


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Section 5 states that

5. For the purpose of preventing the misuse of

controlled drugs, the Minister may make

regulations on prohibiting absolutely, or permitting

subject to such conditions or exceptions as may bespecified in the regulations


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National Drugs StrategyTeam

Irish Prison Service

National AdvisoryCommittee on Drugs

Police Service of NorthernIreland

Youth Justice Agency forNorthern Ireland

National Youth Federation

MALAYSIA1. National Anti-drug

Agency

2. Ministry of Education ofMalaysia

3. Royal Malaysian Police

4. Royal Malaysian Custom

5. Ministry of Youth and

Sport6. Ministry of Information

7. Ministry of HigherEducation


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The government with their agencies, NGO

and the society will work together to elicit

drug abuse and makes Malaysia become a

Drug-free country by the year 2015

Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

Former Prime Minister of Malaysia


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Fine Imprisonment

Fine Imprisonment

Certain time

Life in prison

Whipping

Death


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Ecstasy, LSD, heroin, cocaine, crack, magic mushrooms,

amphetamines (if prepared for injection).

Up to 14 years in prison or an unlimited fine or both

Amphetamines, Cannabis, Methylphenidate (Ritalin),Phocoldine.

Up to 14 years in prison or an unlimited fine or both


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Tranquilisers, some painkillers, Gamma hydroxybutyrate

(GHB), Ketamine

Up to two years in prison or an unlimited fine or both. Up

to 14 years in prison or an unlimited fine or both.


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DRUGS ACCUSE PENALTY

C a n n a b i s

Having Less than 20gm

RM 20,000/-or imprisonment

for less than 5 years or both

Having 20 - 50gmImprisonment >2 years + < 10

times strokes

Having 50 - 200gmLifetime imprisonment + > 1 0

times strokes

Planting -Lifetime imprisonment + > 6

times strokes

Distributing More than 200gm


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O p i u m

Having Less than100gm

RM 20,000/-or

imprisonment for less than 5years or both

Having 100-250gmImprisonment >2 years + 3-9

times strokes

Having 250-1000gm Lifetime imprisonment + > 10times strokes

Distributing 1000gm


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H E R O I N /MO N O A C E T Y LMO R P H I N E

Having Less than 2gm

Rm20,000/-or imprisonment

for less than 5 years or both

Having 2-5gmImprisonment >2years + 3-9

times strokes

Having5-15gm

Lifetime imprisonment + > 10

times strokes

Distributing More than 15gm


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#1 Germany: 250,969 per 100,000 people# 2 United Kingdom: 183,419 per 100,000 people

# 3 Canada: 92,590 per 100,000 people

# 4 South Africa: 53,810 per 100,000 people

# 5 Switzerland: 49,201 per 100,000 people

# 6 Belgium: 40,856 per 100,000 people

# 7 Sweden: 38,005 per 100,000 people

# 8 Italy: 37,965 per 100,000 people

# 9 Poland: 36,178 per 100,000 people

# 10 Japan: 26,477 per 100,000 people# 11 New Zealand: 23,747 per 100,000 people

# 12 Mexico: 23,588 per 100,000 people

# 13 Austria: 22,422 per 100,000 people

# 14 Morocco: 17,064 per 100,000 people

# 15 Argentina: 15,508 per 100,000 people

# 16 Finland: 13,857 per 100,000 people

# 17 Netherlands: 12,683 per 100,000 people

# 18 Croatia: 10,819 per 100,000 people

# 19 Slovenia: 5,583 per 100,000 people

# 20 Belarus: 5,303 per 100,000 people

# 21 Hungary: 4,786 per 100,000 people# 22 Peru: 4,359 per 100,000 people

# 23 Bolivia: 3,938 per 100,000 people

# 24 Czech Republic: 3,860 per 100,000 people

# 25 Portugal: 3,758 per 100,000 people

# 26 Burma: 2,867 per 100,000 people

# 27 Moldova: 2,481 per 100,000 people

# 28 Azerbaijan: 2,190 per 100,000 people

# 29 Panama: 1,484 per 100,000 people

# 30 Luxembourg: 1,321 per 100,000 people

# 31 Romania: 1,291 per 100,000 people

# 32 Slovakia: 1,119 per 100,000 people

# 33 Costa Rica: 1,099 per 100,000 people

# 34 Denmark: 1,053 per 100,000 people

# 35 Iceland: 994 per 100,000 people

# 36 Norway: 987.1 per 100,000 people

# 37 Lithuania: 937 per 100,000 people

# 38 Uruguay: 857 per 100,000 people

# 39 Tunisia: 815 per 100,000 people

# 40 Latvia: 629 per 100,000 people#41 United States: 560.1 per 100,000 people

# 42 Cyprus: 436 per 100,000 people

# 43 Thailand: 428.9 per 100,000 people

# 44 Malta: 341 per 100,000 people

# 45 Chile: 324 per 100,000 people

# 46 Maldives: 293 per 100,000 people

# 47 Albania: 250 per 100,000 people

# 48 Oman: 247 per 100,000 people

# 49 Nepal: 201 per 100,000 people

# 50 Ireland: 190.2 per 100,000 people# 51 France: 176.1 per 100,000 people

# 52 Malaysia: 48.6 per 100,000 people# 53 Singapore: 46.8 per 100,000 people

# 54 Hong Kong: 34 per 100,000 people

# 55 Greece: 33.3 per 100,000 people

# 56 Spain: 27.9 per 100,000 people

# 57 Korea, South: 9.9 per 100,000 people

# 58 Turkey: 4.6 per 100,000 people

# 59 China: 3.9 per 100,000 people

# 60 Indonesia: 3.4 per 100,000 people

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