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Chapter:

244A PDFTitle:DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTRES REGULATIONSGazette Number:
Regulation:13Heading:Leave of absenceVersion Date:30/06/1997

(1) The Commissioner may grant to an inmate leave of absence for a period not exceeding 72 hours at any one time.
(2) An inmate granted leave of absence shall be given a pass in writing under the hand of the Commissioner setting out the period during which the inmate is permitted to be absent from the addiction treatment centre and the address at which the inmate is required to reside during his leave.
(3) An inmate who, without lawful excuse-

        (a) fails to return to the addiction treatment centre at or before the expiration of the period for which he has been granted leave; or
        (b) fails to reside at the address specified in the pass issued under paragraph (2),
shall be guilty of a disciplinary offence.