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practitioner or registered dentist or a person acting under
the directions of a registered medical practitioner or
registered dentist; or

(c) being the owner or occupier of any premises permits
such premises to be used for the purpose of the smoking
or consumption otherwise of any such dangerous drug by
a human being,

shall be guilty of an offence against this Act, and shall be liable
on conviction to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to
imprisonment for a period not exceeding *five years or to both.

Administration to others
14. (1) Any person who administers any dangerous drug specified
in Parts III and IV of the First Schedule to any other person shall
be guilty of an offence against this Act and shall be liable on
conviction to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to render unlawful
the administration of any such drug by or under the directions of
a registered medical practitioner or a registered dentist or a medical
or dental officer of any visiting force lawfully present in Malaysia
who is resident in Malaysia on full pay and acting in the course
of his duty.

Self administration
15. (1) Any person who—

(a) consumes, administers to himself or suffers any other
person, contrary to section 14 to administer to him any
dangerous drug specified in Parts III and IV of the First
Schedule; or
(b) is found in any premises kept or used for any of the
purposes specified in section 13 in order that any such
dangerous drug may be administered to or smoked or
otherwise consumed by him,

shall be guilty of an offence against this Act and shall be liable
on conviction to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.

*NOTE—Previously “three years”–see Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act 1973 [Act A194].