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Prevention of and Treatment for Substance Abuse Act, 2008 (Act No. 70 of 2008)

Chapter 10 : Central Drug Authority and Supporting Structures

59. Executive committee of Provincial Substance Abuse Forums

 

(1) Each Provincial Substance Abuse Forum must establish an executive committee.

 

(2) The executive committee contemplated in subsection (1) must consist of—
(a) members responsible for treatment and aftercare of service users;
(b) members responsible for prevention of substance abuse and education of service users and members of the public;
(c) members responsible for community development;
(d) members responsible for research and information dissemination on substance abuse; and
(e) representatives of persons abusing or dependent on substances and persons affected by substance abuse.

 

(3) The executive committee may, subject to the directions of the relevant Provincial Substance Abuse Forum, during periods between meetings of such forum, exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of the Provincial Substance Abuse Forums.

 

(4) Subsection (3) does not empower the executive committee to set aside or amend any decision of the Provincial Substance Abuse Forum.

 

(5) Any decision taken or act performed by or on the authority of the executive committee is of full force and effect, unless it is set aside or amended by the relevant Provincial Substance Abuse Forum at its first meeting following the meeting of the executive committee at which such decision was taken or such action was authorised.

 

(6) The executive committee may make rules in relation to the holding of its meetings.