Drugs, Posiond And Controlled Substances

Question 1

Define volatile substances

Answer 1

Plastics, solvent, adhesive cement, cleaning agent, glue, dope, nail polish remover that’s derived from petroleum, pain thinner, lacquer thinner, aerosol propellant or anaesthetic gas

Any substance declared pursuant to sub section (2) by Governor in council to be Volatile substance

Question 2

Protective services officer may exercise police powers explain?

Answer 2

Section 60BA of Drug poisons and controlled substances act provide that protective services officer on duty at designated place may exercise same powers given to MOPF under division 2

Question 3

What is section 60C

Answer 3

PSO may only conduct a search under section 60E in relation to a person in a public place

Question 4

What is section 60E with “search powers without a warrant for persons under age of 18”

Answer 4

PSO may without warrant, search a person and any vehicle,, package or thing in that persons possession or under that persons control for a volatile substance or an item used to inhale a volatile substance, if member has reasonable grounds for suspecting that the person

• under 18 years of age and
  -had in their possession or under their control of a volatile substance or an item used to inhale a volatile substance
  -is inhaling or will inhale a volatile substance

Question 5

What is section 60F “search powers without a warrant for a person irrespective of age”

Answer 5

PSO may without warrant, search a person and any vehicle, package or thing in that persons possession or under that persons control for a volatile substance or an item used to inhale a volatile substance, if member has reasonable grounds for suspecting that the person INTENDS TO PROVIDE TO

-a volatile substance to a person under 18 years for that person to inhale or

-an item to a person under 18 for that person to use to inhale a volatile substance

Question 6

When seizing the volatile substance what must be done ?

Answer 6

Have to ask why they are carrying or possessing the substance

After it we have to have suspect on reasonable grounds for the person is under 18 and is or will inhale volatile substance or

-intended to provide volatile substance detected to a person under 18 to inhale

-intended to provide the item detected to a person under 18 use to inhale

Question 7

What is section 60L apprehension and detention

Answer 7

A member of police force may apprehend and detain a person if the member has reasonable grounds for believing that the person

-is under 18 years of age
-inhaling or has recently inhaled a volatile substance
-act or neglect to cause immediate serious bodily harm to themselves

Question 8

What is section 60BA with length of apprehension and dentention

Answer 8

Detained a person under age of 18 to take all reasonable steps to release the person to care of a suitable person or handed to custody of member of police force