Substance Addiction (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 2017
Miscellaneous provisions
Schedule 2: Consequential amendments, repeal, and revocations
You could also call this:
"Changes to other laws to fit with the new Substance Addiction Act"
When you look at the Substance Addiction Act, you will see some changes to other laws.
These changes are called consequential amendments.
They affect laws like the Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Act and the Mental Health Act.
You will also see some laws being repealed, which means they are no longer valid.
Some examples of laws being repealed are the Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Act and the Social Security Act.
The Substance Addiction Act is empowered by s 122, which is another part of the law.
Some legislative instruments are being revoked, which means they are no longer in force.
These instruments include the Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Act Commencement Order and the Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Institutions Order.
Other legislative instruments, like the Health Regulations and the Social Security Regulations, are being amended to fit with the new Substance Addiction Act.
