"drug"
means any—
(a) | intoxicating or stupefying substance that has a psychological or physiological effect; |
(b) | substance that has the effect contemplated in paragraph (a) and that is possessed contrary to the code of conduct of a school or contrary to the laws of the Republic; |
(c) | substance, the possession or use of which, or the dealing in which, is prohibited without a medical prescription or legal authorisation; or |
(d) | performance-enhancing drug, prohibited performance-enhancing substance, dependence-producing substance, dangerous dependence-producing substance, undesirable dependence-producing substance, unlawful substance, prohibited substance, illicit substance, illicit drug, or scheduled substance, |
contemplated in any South African legislation that deals with the control of medicines and related substances, with drug trafficking, substance abuse in general, and with substance abuse in sport and in any programmes or policies aimed at curtailing social and sport-related substance abuse, and in any international instruments that deal with such matters and to which South Africa subscribes or is a party;
[Definition inserted by section 1(e) of the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act, 2024 (Act No. 32 of 2024), Notice No 5212, GG51258, dated 16 September 2024 – effective 24 December 2024 per Proclamation Notice 237 of 2024]