Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Prevention of and Treatment for Substance Abuse Act, 2008 (Act No. 70 of 2008)Chapter 8 : Admission, Transfer and Referral to Treatment Centre46. Leave of absence from treatment centre |
| (1) | The manager of a treatment centre may, and must if so directed by the Director-General in writing, grant leave of absence to any service user from a treatment centre for such period and on such conditions as she or he may prescribe. |
| (2) | The manager may, subject to the conditions determined by the treatment center during the period of leave of absence, if the service user is not complying with the conditions applicable to such leave, cancel the leave and direct the service user to return to the treatment centre as prescribed. |
| (3) | An involuntary service user who fails to return to the treatment centre on the return date must be regarded as having absconded and must be dealt with in terms of section 52. |
| (4) | An involuntary service user may not leave a treatment centre unless he or she has been granted leave of absence, released on licence or discharged. |
| (5) | The manager of a treatment centre must put measures in place to ensure that involuntary service users do not abscond from a treatment centre. |
