Text of the provision
Sec. 51. Local Government Units' Assistance. – Local government units shall appropriate a substantial portion of their respective annual budgets to assist in or enhance the enforcement of this Act giving priority to preventive or educational programs and the rehabilitation or treatment of drug dependents.
Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, Republic Act No. 9165 (2002). Reproduced in full from the official enactment and verified word-for-word against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings.
What this section means
Local government units must set aside a substantial portion of their annual budgets to assist in or enhance enforcement of this Act, giving priority to preventive or educational programs and to the rehabilitation or treatment of drug dependents.
Related provisions
- Section 48 — Workplace Program Guidelines.
- Section 52 — Abating Drug-Related Nuisances.
Cases citing this section
- Authorities on this section will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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