ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act
58. Commital of persons to Centres
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
58. Commital of persons to Centres
(1)A court convicting any person for an offence under this Act may, if the court is satisfied that he is addicted to a narcotic drug or psychotropic substance and that he is in possession of the narcotic drug or psychotropic substance only for his personal consumption order that such part, as it thinks fit, of the period of imprisonment imposed on him be spent in a Centre specified by the court.(2)The court may, on the application of the Director of Public Prosecutions or the person convicted or otherwise, vary or revoke the order.(3)Where on the report of the officer in charge of the Centre to which a convicted person is continued under subsection (1), or otherwise, the court which committed him to the Centre is satisfied that the convicted person has successfully undergone the treatment and rehabilitation programme of the Centre and that he is no longer an addict the court may having regard to all the circumstances of the case, grant remission of the whole or part of the remaining period of imprisonment imposed on him.