S.I. No. 30/1980 - Misuse of Drugs (Custodial Treatment Centre) Order, 1980.

1. This Order may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Custodial Treatment Centre) Order, 1980.

2. The Central Mental Hospital is hereby designated as a designated custodial treatment centre for the purpose of

section 28

of the

Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977

.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health this 1st day of February, 1980.

MICHAEL WOODS,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of the Order is to designate the Central Mental Hospital at Dundrum, Dublin as a place where persons convicted of certain specified offences under the

Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977

may receive custodial medical treatment or care.

S.I. No. 30 of 1980.

MISUSE OF DRUGS (CUSTODIAL TREATMENT CENTRE) ORDER, 1980.

The Minister for Health, being of the opinion that the Central Mental Hospital is suitable for the medical treatment and for the care of persons in respect of whom an order may be made under

section 28

of the

Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977

(No. 12 of 1977), in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 28 (10) of the said Act hereby orders as follows:—