KUALA LUMPUR: Certification from government medical officers or registered medical practitioners remains necessary for obtaining treatment and rehabilitation orders for drug addicts under the amended Drug Dependants (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act 1983.
Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Shamsul Anuar Nasarah said under the amendments to Sections 6 (1) and 6 (a)(1) of the Act, certification by medical officers, along with recommendations from National Anti-Drug Agency officers, must be submitted to the Magistrate to obtain the relevant orders.
