ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse Act
2. Interpretation.
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
2. Interpretation.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—"alcoholic drink" has the meaning assigned to it under section 2 of the Alcoholic Drinks Control Act (Cap. 121);"Authority" means the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse established by section 4;"Board" means the Board of the Authority constituted pursuant to section 6;"Cabinet Secretary" means the Cabinet Secretary of the Ministry for the time being responsible for matters relating to national security;"Chief Executive Officer" means the chief executive officer of the Authority appointed under section 10;"child" has the meaning assigned to it in the Children Act (Cap. 141) and "children" shall be construed accordingly;"demand reduction" means any policies and strategies aimed at decreasing the need for drugs;"drug" means any substance capable of altering the mind, body behaviour or character of any individual and includes alcoholic drinks, lawful drugs or narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances;"drug abuse" means—(a)a habitual use of drugs to alter one’s mood, emotion, or state of consciousness;(b)the use of drugs for a non-therapeutic effect;(c)an excessive or improper use of drugs, especially through self-administration, for non-medical purposes;(d)the use of a psychoactive substance for purposes other than medicinal purposes which impairs the physical, mental, emotional, or social well-being of the user;"lead agency" means the relevant department of Government or body responsible for the implementation or enforcement of any law or policy relating to drug abuse control;"narcotic drug" has the meaning assigned to it in the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act (Cap. 245);"premises" includes land, building, vehicle or vessel on or offshore movable or removable or other place in which may be used for the storage, manufacture, concealment, sale, handling, transport, or other related purposes;"psychotropic substance" has the meaning assigned to it in the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act (Cap. 245);"supply reduction" means any policies and strategies aimed at streamlining the production and trade in drugs; and"youth" has the meaning assigned to it under Article 260 of the Constitution.