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Mental Health Care Act

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Sections

  1. 1 Short title
  2. 2 Interpretation
  3. PART II: ADMINISTRATION
  4. 3 Mental Health Board
  5. 4 Functions of Board
  6. 4 Functions of Board inserted by Act No 2 of 2019
  7. PART II: ADMINISTRATION
  8. 5 Mental Health Commissions
  9. 5 Mental Health Commission inserted by Act No 2 of 2019
  10. PART II: ADMINISTRATION
  11. 6 Functions of Commissions
  12. 6 Functions of Commission inserted by Act No 2 of 2019
  13. 6A Managerial Committee inserted by Act No 2 of 2019
  14. 6B Functions of Managerial Committee inserted by Act No 2 of 2019
  15. PART III: EXAMINATION, ADMISSION AND REVIEW
  16. 7 Examination of patient
  17. 8 Admission of patient
  18. 9 Verification of identity
  19. 10 Record of patient
  20. 11
  21. 12 Review by psychiatrist
  22. 13 Procedure following admission
  23. 14 Validation by Magistrate
  24. 15 Automatic review
  25. PART IV: TREATMENT, LEAVE AND DISCHARGE
  26. 16 Treatment of patients
  27. 17 Consent of security patients
  28. 18 Plan of treatment
  29. 19 Special treatment
  30. 20 Transfer of patients
  31. 21 Temporary leave
  32. 22 Discharge of patients
  33. PART V: PROTECTION OF PATIENTS AND THEIR PROPERTY
  34. 23 Patients’ units
  35. 24 Living conditions and treatment
  36. 25 Rights and freedoms of patients
  37. 26 Trained staff
  38. 27 Appointment of guardian
  39. 28 Follow up of discharged patients
  40. 29 Patients’ accounts
  41. 30 Personal expenses
  42. 31 Unspent balance
  43. 32 Annual accounting
  44. PART VI: PATIENTS FROM COURTS
  45. 33 Conveyance and detention of persons unfit to stand trial
  46. 34 Periodic reports
  47. 35 Remit to Court of trial
  48. 36 Report to Commission and Minister
  49. 37 Discharge of security patient
  50. 37 Discharge of security patient inserted by Act No 2 of 2019
  51. PART VII: OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
  52. 38 False declaration
  53. 39 Neglect, abuse or cruelty
  54. 40 Permitting escape of patient
  55. PART VIII: MISCELLANEOUS
  56. 41 Police assistance
  57. 42 Central Secretariat
  58. 43 Appeal
  59. 43A Offences inserted by Act No 4 of 2021
  60. PART VIII: MISCELLANEOUS
  61. 44 Regulations
  62. SECOND SCHEDULE
  63. 1
  64. 2
  65. 3