Section 41: Police assistance
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41. Police assistance
(1) The Police shall intervene promptly to assist in the conveyance of a
person to a centre where—
(a) the next of kin of the person has reasonable ground to believe
that the person is suffering from a mental disorder and is resisting removal to a centre; or
(b) a request for the conveyance is made by a centre stating that
the person has escaped from the centre.
(2) The Police may take a person specified in subsection (1) into custody
and convey him to a centre.
(3) For the purpose of subsection (1), the Police may apprehend and convey to a centre any person reasonably suspected to be suffering from a mental disorder where such apprehension and conveyance is necessary for the
purpose of his care, treatment or the protection of the community.
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Questions this section answers
- Can the Police bring someone to a mental health care centre against their will?