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Mental Health

LAWS OF MALAYSIA

RepRint

A 615

MentAL HeALtH Act 2001

Incorporating all amendments up to 1 January 2006

published by

the CommissioneR of law Revision, malaysia

undeR the authoRity of the Revision of laws aCt 968

in CollaboRation with

peRCetakan nasional malaysia bhd

2006

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d R a ... 6 sr 00

d c Gazette 7 sr 00

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LAWS OF MALAYSIA

A 615


aRRanGement of seCtions

Part i

pReliminaRy

sc

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. irr

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4. a gz r crc

5. a mc drcr d mc drcr

gr crc

6. a mc drcr d mc drcr

r crc

7. lc mc drcr r crc c

pr hcr fc src ac 998

Part ii

admission, detention, lodGinG, CaRe, tReatment,

Rehabilitation, ContRol and pRoteCtion of mentally

disoRdeRed peRsons in, and disChaRGe of voluntaRy

patients fRom, psyChiatRiC hospital

8. a crc

9. a r crc

0. a r crc

. ar rr r


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. prcr c gc r cr r c rr r

4. orr crc c cr r rgr

c rcr r rr Cr r c , ,

r 7

Part iii

disChaRGe, leave of absenCe and tRansfeR of

involuntaRy patients fRom psyChiatRiC hospital

5. dcrg r mc drcr

6. dcrg r c

7. l c

8. ar r

9. trr r r gr crc

r gz r crc

0. R r mc drcr

. d Cr crg r c

55() r c 7

Part iv

admission, detention and disChaRGe of peRsons

Committed oR Confined in psyChiatRiC hospital

undeR the CRiminal pRoCeduRe Code

. dg r crc

. ex r r c r crc

4. R r c r c 48 Cr prcr

C vr

5. R r c r c 44 r 48 Cr

prcr C vr c r r r

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Part v

admission, lodGinG, nuRsinG CaRe and Rehabilitationof mentally disoRdeRed peRsons

in psyChiatRiC nuRsinG home

sc

6. pcrc rg

7. a gr crc rg

8. a gz r crc rg

9. pr crg gr crc rg

0. d c r crg r crc rg

. a gr, r gz rcrc rg

Part vi

ReCeption, CaRe, tReatment and Rehabilitationof mentally disoRdeRed peRsons in Community

mental health CentRe

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. a gr c cr

4. a gz r c cr

5. pr crg gr c cr

6. lc r crg r c cr

7. C cr r c cr

Part vii

boaRd of visitoRs

8. a br vr

9. tr c

40. br rrg rr r vr

4. mg br

4. d crc r crc rg

4. Rr vr

44. ex r vr


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45. R r vr

46. C r vr

47. ac, etc ., r br r

Part viii

moRtality assessment

48. ac pr Xii pr hcr fc srcac 998

Part iX

Quality of psyChiatRiC healthCaRe faCilitiesand seRviCes

49. Q crc cr c rc

50. pr drcr Gr rc, rr r g rg q rc

Part X

pRoCeedinGs in inQuiRies into mental disoRdeR

5. irr

5. Cr rr qr

5. nc qr

54. pr x r g rr

55. pr r g rr grcrc r gz r crc r

r r

56. Q c Cr

57. orr c

58. a c

59. pr g rr r

60. pr Rgrr rc r

6. R rcg

6. orr c6. dg rr r rr

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64. C xc r

65. prrc crc

66. d rr r rr

67. d r

68. C

69. trr c, cr, etc ., rr r

70. trr rr rr r rg m

7. pr rr c g c

7. trr r r c

7. orr r rc rr r

74. ag rcg

75. dcrg r qr rr

paRt Xi

enfoRCement

76. ac pr Xvi pr hcr fc src ac 998

PartXii

GeneRal

77. Gg c r rgr, etc .

78. d g r r

79. i rc g g rcg80. C rc rr mc drcr gr

crc r gz r crc

8. mc crc, rr, etc .,

8. s Gr rr r

8. ic rrg

84. pc

85. Crc r

86. i-r

87. a c

sc


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88. p r rr rc

89. i rc

90. mgr fr C jrc

9. Cr r g

9. pr rg

9. R g

94. pr

Schedule I

Schedule ii

sc


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*MentAL HeALtH Act 2001

a ac c rg rr r r , , gg, cr, r,r, cr rc r r rr r r r.

[ ]

enActeD pr m :

Part i

pReliminaRy

Shor il ad ommm

1. () t ac c m h ac 00.

() t ac c r c mr c Gazette, mr r r cg r ac, r r r ac, r r m.

Irpraio

2. () i ac, cx r rqr

cr rgr c rcr qc, rg xrc c crrcgz drcr Gr;

rcr rcr mr rg r ac;

*NOTEt ac rc.


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crc gr crc r r crc cg gz rcrc ;

gr crc r gr crc r c ;

r crc r c r crc r pr hcr fc src ac 998 [ Act 586];

gz r crc r crc gz r c 4;

r crc gr crc g mr r c ;

rr , rr rc , crc rr r r rr r r cqr; rr cr ccrg;

mr mr h, m;

drcr Gr drcr Gr h,m;

br br vr r c8;

Cr hg Cr, s Cr r mgrCr r sr Cr cx rqr, c

Jg r g Cr r Cr;

mr mr crg rr ;

r crg r r r g cr crc r crcrg r c cr, c , r c , rg ,cc cr ,

r cr;


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c r cr c r cr mr h, m r mr r drr r r rc;

c cr rgr c rcr rc Gr m;

c cr r R mpc;

vr r br vr r c 8;

c r cc r rcrc r r crc rg r r c cr, c , r pr hcr fc src ac998;

Rgrr Rgrr hg Cr, c d Rgrr r sr a Rgrr hgCr;

rgr c rcr r rgr c r mc ac 97 [ Act 50] rcg crc r ac;

mc drcr

(a) mc drcr crc r c 5() r c 6, c , c d mc drcr r c;

(b) h pcr r c5();

gr, r r, r r r r, r r r rr c Cr gr r, r r c r;

r r crc r c 9;


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r r crc

r c 0, r r

c 9(5) r 4() r 4(), r rc crc

rr Cr r c 7;

c cr grc cr r r c

cr, c gz r c

cr;

gr c cr

r gr c

cr r c ;

r c cr r

c r c cr r

pr hcr fc src ac 998;

gz r c cr r c cr gz r c

4;

r, r rr r,

(a) r, r r, r g

r g rr r

rr r (r rr r

r g crc , rr r r

), r rr

rg r r r; r

(b) r rgz rcgz mr

r c (4);

crc rg gr crc

rg r r crc rg , c gz r crc rg ;

gr crc rg r gr crc rg rc 7;


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r crc rg r c r crc rg r pr hcrfc src ac 998;

gz r crc rg rcrc rg gz r c 8;

r g r r g r g:

(a) r ;

(b) r gr;

(c) r r r;

(d) rr r r;

(e) grr;

(f) grc;

(g) r r r c r ;

(h) r c.

() ng rr c() cr g r r ac rg r rr r rc r r r cc, x c,c c r rg, r r xr r rr xr rcr c r rg r, r c r.

() sc () r r gc,cc r cgc c, rr r r, rg r c c r g rgr c r .

(4) t mr rcgz r rgz r mr crcr r r rcr r c r

r grg r rgz.


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Appoim of govrm psyhiari hospial

3. t mr , c Gazette, r r r gr crc r , , gg, cr, r,r, cr rc r r rr.

Appoim of gazd priva psyhiari hospial

4. t mr , c Gazette, r r r crc gz r crc r , ,

gg, cr, r, r, cr rc r r c , , , 4, 55 7.

Appoim of Mdial Diror ad Dpuy Mdial Dirorof govrm psyhiari hospial

5. () t mr rc r grcrc

(a) mc drcr r crg;

(b) d mc drcr.

() wr r r grcrc r c , mr rc c r, h pcr r crg.

() t r r c () r ()

c cr rr cr.

Appoim of Mdial Diror ad Dpuy Mdial Dirorof priva psyhiari hospial

6. () w rjc rqr r r, c r r crc

(a) mc drcr, r crg;

(b) d mc drcr.


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() t r r rgr ()(a) r()(b) cr.

() fr r c (), c cr mc drcr r crc rc c cc .

(4) t c r crc drcr Gr rcc, c r r r ccrrc, cg mc drcr r d mc drcr r crc , qc, rg

xrc mc drcr r d mcdrcr, c .

Lis ad Mdial Diror of priva psyhiari hospialo omply wih h Priva Halhar Failiis ad SrvisA 1998

7. () t c mc drcr r crc, cg gz r crc , c rqr pr hcr fc

src ac 998, rqr ac rc r ac, r ac r.

() t c mc drcr gz rcrc c c r rqr rcr.

Part ii

admission, detention, lodGinG, CaRe, tReatment,Rehabilitation, ContRol and pRoteCtion of

mentally disoRdeRed peRsons in, and disChaRGe ofvoluntaRy patients fRom, psyChiatRiC hospital

Admissio of pai io psyhiari hospial

8. () exc r xr r r r , r crc

r (a) rr c cr r rgr c

rcr r c 4;


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(b) r ;

(c) rr c cr r rgr c

rcr r c 9(5) r 4() r 4();

(d) ccrc c 0;

(e) rr Cr r c 55 r 7;

(f) rr Cr r pc prcr

r c 4 Cr prcr C [Act

593] r yg -pr agg r Rr r yg

-pr ngr s r c 44 r 48

Cr prcr C, r rr

r r r crrg r r r ; r

(g) rr r r crc , r

rr r , r rr r g

.

() ng ac r r

r rcg cr, r r r r

gr , r r c r pr hcr fc src ac 998.

Admissio of voluary pai io psyhiari hospial

9. () a r crc

r

(a) rq; r

(b) c r, c gr mc drcr crc

,

c r rcr.

() t mc drcr r r

r r

r cr r r crc

r .


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() a r , r r r, gr, g c mc drcr rqg crg r r crc .

(4) sjc rr r c (5), r crg rq r c() crc r r - r r c g r c.

(5) t r crg rqr c () x c cr rrgr c rcr g

, c cr r rgr crcr

(a) rr;

(b) cr r r rr rc r r c rc rr cr r crc,

c cr r rgr c rcr

rr rcr r g r rr crc r r xcg .

(6) t mc drcr

(a) gr c r ; r

(b) crg r

() r crg ;

() rr cr r crc .

Admissio of ivoluary pai io psyhiari hospial

10. () a r c rr crc

(a) c rcr r mcdrcr r r;


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(b) rc rc rcr r c cr r rgr c rcr r x r

r r r

() r rg r rr r r gr c rr crc r r r r; r

() r g r r r rc r r.

() t c rc c ()r c r r r g c, r c cr r r r rz r g c, r rcr crc .

() wr r crc r c, mc drcr crc

, -r r r , r c c cr r rgrc rcr c x mc drcr cr cr r rg r r c r j.

(4) t c cr r rgr c rcr rc r rgr ()(b) r r c () x

r c.

(5) wr x r r c() mc drcr

(a) c r j, crg r; r

(b) c r j, rr rcr

r g r r r r xcg .


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(6) wr r rr rrgr (5)(b) r c 9(5) r crg, mc drcr crc , r

xr rr, c r cx cr cr r rg rr c r j.

(7) t x r r c (6) c cr r rgr c rcr, c , cr.

(8) wr x r r c(6), c cr r rgr c rcr,

c

(a) r c r j, crg r; r

(b) r c r j, rr rcrr g r r r rr r xcg r .

Apprhsio of mally disordrd prso

11. () a c cr r c r cr r r r rr , c rr, gr r r r r rr.

() t c cr r c r cr r r r c () rcc,

r -r r r r, rg r c cr gr crc r rgr c rcr gz rcrc r x.

Produr i ass of provd ill-ram of suspd mallydisordrd prso

12. wr r cc c rCr Xvi p C [Act 574] g r, grr, rg rr, rg c, r crrc g r r, Cr r


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c r r rr r rr cr cr, Cr rr c cr gr crc r

rgr c rcr gz r crc r x.

Produr i ass of gl or rul ram of suspdmally disordrd prso

13. () i r mgr, rr ccr r r r, r rc g rr

(a) r rr cr cr; r

(b) gc r cr r r r r r g crg ,

mgr r r c g rr r r r , rg , crg .

() wr mgr , r qr,

r r c () g c rr r, rr rqrg c rr r rr cr r r r .

() wr r r g c rr r, mgr rr r r c cr gr crc r rgr c rcr

gz r crc .

(4) i r c cr r icr rr mgr r c c gc r cr r c rrr c c g.

(5) i rr mgr r c (), c cr gr crc r rgr c rcr gz r crc

, c , r c cr r icr, r c r cr , c


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r mgr x, c rr r r r crg c; r rr mgr

rr cr r r c rrr rc c rr rr c c cr, rgr crcr, c cr r c r cr.

(6) a r c rr rc () r r rc c rr r r c (5) c c cc

(a) c c r c (), xcg rgg r rr r xcg x r ;

(b) c c r c (5), xcg r rgg.

Ordr of admissio io psyhiari hospial by mdial offiror rgisrd mdial praiior or by ordr of cour udrsio 11, 12, 13 or 73

14. () wr r rg r r ccr r rgr c rcr r c , , r 7, c cr r rgr c rcr x r

(a) r rr, crg ;

(b) , g rr, r rr cr r r crc gr r r r, crg r; r

(c) r rr, rr rcr r g r r gr crc r gz rcrc , r c crc .

() n rr r rgr ()(c) c cr r rgr c rcr


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r, rr r r r r rg rq r r crc .

() wr rr r rgr ()(c)

(a) r rr r crc c cr rrgr c rcr crc ;

(b) mc drcr crc , -r r , r c c x

cr cr r rg r r c r cr.

(4) wr x r mcdrcr

(a) c r cr, crg r; r

(b) c r

cr r r, cr r r, rr rcr r g r r r rr r xcg .

(5) wr r r rgr (4)(b), mc drcr crc , r xr rr, c r cx cr cr r rg rr c r j.

(6) t x r r c (5) c cr r rgr c rcr, c , cr.

(7) wr x r r c(6) c cr r rgr c rcr, c

(a) r c r j, crg r; r


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(b) r c r j, rr rcrr g r r r

rr r xcg r .

Part iii

disChaRGe, leave of absenCe and tRansfeR of

involuntaRy patients fRom psyChiatRiC hospital

Disharg of ivoluary pai by Mdial Diror

15. t mc drcr crc crg r r crc

(a) r crg ;

(b) rr cr r r crc .

Disharg of ivoluary pai o appliaio

16. () sjc c (), r r r c rcrr mc drcr rqg crg.

() o rc c r c (), mc drcr x rc c rcr g rr.

() t mc drcr crg , x r c (),

(a) rr; r

(b) g rr, rrcr r r crc gr r r r.


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(4) a r ggr c mc drcrr c () rg crg rg vr r r

rc c c.

(5) w r c (4), mcdrcr rr x r c() vr.

(6) o rc r c (4), vr r x r rc rcr r g rr.

(7) t vr crg r , x r c (6) mc drcr rr,

(a) rr; r

(b) g rr, rrcr r r crc gr r r r.

(8) a r ggr c vr rc (7) rg drcr Gr r r rc vrr gr crg.

(9) w r c (8), vr rr r x r c (6)gr rr mc drcr drcrGr.

(0) i, g rgr crr c crg rr mc drcr vr, drcr Gr c cr, rr crg.

Lav of abs

17. () t mc drcr , cr r , r r r r , jc


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c c mc drcr cr rr,r crc c .

() t mc drcr x r c rr xcg c .

() i r mc drcr cr r r r r rc r r, r rc c r c (), r c r rqr rr crc .

Apprhsio of ivoluary pai

18. wr r r g r ac crc

(a) r crc gr r c 7; r

(b) rr crc r xr

r c gr rc 7, r g rc r c,

c c cr r cr cr r r rz rg mcdrcr r r g rr crc.

trasfr of ivoluary pai o aohr govrm psyhiari

hospial or gazd priva psyhiari hospial

19. () t drcr Gr r r rz , rr, rc rr r r gr crc r gz r crc r gr crc r gzr crc

(a) drcr Gr r rz r , c , rr

r cr r cr r;


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(b) c r rr gz r

crc , mc drcr

c r rr r

gr rr.

() sjc rgr ()(b), mc drcr gr crc r gz r crc

, c , c c

rr drcr Gr r c ()

(a) mc drcr

r r cr

rrr r crc r

rr;

(b) rrg r rr c r

mc drcr crc

c r rr r,

mc drcr cc rg

drcr Gr c r .

() a rr r c () r ()

c r r rc r rr r crc c

rrr.

Rviw of ivoluary pai by Mdial Diror

20. i mc drcr crc

x, r c x, c ,r crc r crg r r r c

c r cr.

Duy o oify cour of disharg of pai daid udr

subsio 55(1) or sio 73

21. wr rc gr crc

r gz r crc rr Cr r c 55() r c 7 crg r


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c , mc drcr rcc Cr c r crg cr rcr.

Part iv

admission, detention and disChaRGe of peRsons

Committed oR Confined in psyChiatRiC hospital

undeR the CRiminal pRoCeduRe Code

Dsigaio of approvd psyhiari hospial

22. t mr g gr crc r crc r r r r c 4, 44 r48 Cr prcr C r crrg r r r .

examiaio of prsos daid or ofid i a approvdpsyhiari hospial

23. () wr rr r c 4, 44 r48 Cr prcr C r crrg r r r r r c r crc , mc drcr r crc x r c x r -r r .

() t mc drcr x, r c x c r r , r crr r mr c, r c r c 44 r 48 Cr prcrC r crrg r r r .

Rviw of prsos ofid udr sio 348 of h crimialProdur cod by Visiors

24. () wr mc drcr r crc

r c r c r c 48 Cr prcr C rcrrg r r r


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crg gr g jr r r r, , ,c r rg r vr r r

x.

() i crg rr mc drcr r x r, vr r r gr r r r, vr mc drcr jcr rqr r c 50 Cr prcrC r crg gr g jr r r r.

() t crc rrr c () s scrr s Rr r yg-pr ngr rr r c r C scrr Gr r c rr yg -pr agg.

Rviw of prsos ofid udr sio 344 or 348 of hcrimial Produr cod by Visiors o a appliaio of arlaiv or frid

25. () i r r r r c rcrc c r c 5 Cr prcr C r r r r cr r c, r r r g c c mc drcr r crc.

() u rcg c c, mc

drcr vr r crc x r rr rr crg r r jg r c r r crr c r r r gr r g jr r r r.

() t rr rrr c () s scrr s Rr r yg -prngr rr r c r C scrr

Gr r c rr yg -pr agg.


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Part v

admission, lodGinG, nuRsinG CaRe and

Rehabilitation of mentally disoRdeRed peRsons inpsyChiatRiC nuRsinG home

Psyhiari ursig hom

26. a crc rg r cc

r rg r cr r r

rg r ccg r rr.

Appoim of govrm psyhiari ursig hom

27. t mr , c Gazette,

r r r gr crc

rg .

Appoim of gazd priva psyhiari ursig hom

28. t mr , c Gazette, r r r gz r

crc rg .

Prso i harg of govrm psyhiari ursig hom

29. () t mr rc r gr

crc rg

(a) c cr, rr qc r rg xrc cr; r

(b) gr r qc, rg

xrc cr, r crg

gr crc rg .

() t qc, rg xrc rrr

c () qc, rg xrc

rcgz mr c drcr

Gr.


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Duy of lis ad prso i harg of priva psyhiari

ursig hom

30. t c r crg r crcrg , cg gz r crc rg

, c rqr pr hcr

fc src ac 998 rg r crc

rg , rqr ac r c

r ac, r ac

r.

Admissio of pai io govrm, priva ad gazd

priva psyhiari ursig hom

31. () sjc c () (), r

rg r ccg r rr

crc rg r

(a) rq;

(b) rq r; r

(c) rq mc drcr crc.

() ng c (), r

crc rg xc r rc

c cr r rgr c rcr rr

cr.

() t rrr c ()

crc rg xc r r rg cc rg r

cr.

(4) a r c r r ,

gg c r crg, rq crg

r crc rg c rq

crc rg r r

-r r r rc r crg

c.


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(5) a crc rg r

c x c cr r rgr

c rcr rgr, c c

r .

(6) wr c cr r rgr c rcr

(a) c rr;

(b) cr r r r r

rc r r rc rrcr r,

c cr r rgr c rcr

rc crc

r r r ccrc c 0;

r r c r c 0, r crg rg

c r rgr 0()(a)

r crg r r .

Part vi

ReCeption, CaRe, tReatment and Rehabilitation of

mentally disoRdeRed peRsons in Community

mental health CentRe

commuiy mal halh r

32. a c cr cr r ccr r c c crg, g, r

r r rg r

rr.

Appoim of govrm ommuiy mal halh

r

33. t mr , c Gazette,

r r r gr c cr.


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Appoim of gazd priva ommuiy mal halhr

34. t mr , c Gazette, r r r gz rc cr.

Prso i harg of govrm ommuiy mal halhr

35. () t drcr Gr rc rgr c cr c cr

rg xrc cr r crg gr c cr.

() ng c (), gr c cr c r rc r r gr crc rr r mc drcr crc.

Lis ad prso i harg of priva ommuiy malhalh r

36. t c r crg r c cr, cg gz r c cr, c rqr pr hcr fc src ac 998 rg r c cr, rqr ac r c r ac,

r ac r.

commuiy ar ram a ommuiy mal halhr

37. () a r crg rgr c r crc rqr mc drcr r vr, c , rg c cr r gr

c cr r gz r c cr.


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() a c cr r c

cr r r r .

() t c cr r rrr c () () r ,

g r c crr r -r r.

Part vii

boaRd of visitoRs

Appoim of Board of Visiors

38. () t mr br vr r

c crc crc rg

Cr rc c br vr.

() sjc c 40() 40(4), br vr

c r r

mr.

trms ad odiios of appoim

39. () a r br , r rg,

c r r xcg r r g r r.

() t mr r r

vr c r c .

() a r vr

(a) cr r, r rc r rc;

r

(b) r r c cc r cc

r ,

crc r crc rg .


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Board o arrag rosr for Visiors

40. () sjc c () r (4), c ,

br, r br rc Cr, rrg rr g r r br c r rc r; rrc ac vr cr rrc vr r c vr r crr .

() sjc c, r r r c r r r r, Cr r r c.

() t vr r crc c c cr r rgr c rcr,rr cr, r r r, c vr r.

(4) t vr r crc rg c c cr r rgr c rcr,rr cr, gr r r rgr r r rg r rg r r, c vr r.

(5) exc r c vr rc crg r c r c 44 r 48 Cr prcr C r crrg r rr , c vr r r r r jr

cg ccrrg vr.

Migs of h Board

41. () t br crc c c cr r xr crrg c.

() t br crc rg c r r c cr r x r crrg c.


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Duy o visi psyhiari hospial or psyhiari ursighom

42. () t vr r crc crc c r vrr crc rg crc rg c r r qr

(a) r r crc r r r crc rg , c ;

(b) qc r c r r

crc r crc rg r r rg;

(c) r r vr cr cr rx.

() w g crc r crc rg vr

(a) c r r crc r crc rg ;

(b) c rgr, , rr, crc r rc rg crg r r crc r crc rg .

Rpor of Visiors

43. t vr , rcc, r c crc r crc rg

(a) r rr rr rgr c -g r r r crc r crcrg rrg r r;

(b) cr, drcr Gr

rr c .


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examiaio of ivoluary pai by Visiors

44. () wr r r r

rr ccrc c 9(5), 0(8) r4(7) r c 7, , r xr r r rrr c r c, rg r vr x qr rg .

() wr x qr r c() vr

(a) r c j, vr rr r crg; r

(b) r c r j, vr rr rcr r g r r crc r r xcg x r rr r crr r mr c.

Rviw of ivoluary pai by Visiors

45. () wr vr rr r rgr44()(b) rr r , r xr r c rr, g crc , mc drcr crc c rgr r.

() wr rg r vr rc (), vr , crg rr mc drcr r x ,rc

(a) crg;

(b) crg r c rc; r

(c) r cr r r rrr xcg c rc.


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() wr vr rc r rgr()(c), rr r, rcrg,

(a) g c 0, x mcdrcr c r ;

(b) r vr c,

r r crc r r r c cr.

(4) a c r vr r rgr()(b), vr , crg rr mc drcr r x ,rc

(a) crg;

(b) crg r c rc; r

(c) r cr r r rr

r xcg c rc.

(5) t r r c (4) c r g crc r c () c r r rr r xcg .

cofidialiy of iformaio by Visior

46. () exc r r ac r r r c r cr rcg r ac, vr c r c cr r ac.

() a vr cr c () c c cc xcg

rgg r r r r xcgx r .


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Allowas, etc., for Board mmbrs

47. () tr c r br r

r c g br r r crc r crc rg r crg r ac c rrg x, gg c c mr r c.

() t rrr c () Gr c gr crc r gr crc rg , c c r crc , gz r

crc , r crc rg r gzr crc rg .

Part viii


Appliaio of Par XII of h Priva Halhar Failiisad Srvis A 1998

48. pr Xii pr hcr fc src ac998 mr a crc ,crc rg c cr,jc c sc i.

Part iX

Quality of psyChiatRiC healthCaRe faCilities andseRviCes

Qualiy of psyhiari halhar failiis ad srvis

49. () er crc , crc rg c cr rgr c r q rr cr c rc r.

() ir rgrg c rgr c r drcr Gr rqr .


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Powr of Diror Gral o issu dirivs, ordrs orguidlis rlaig o qualiy assura

50. t drcr Gr rc, rr, r grg q r crc ,crc rg r c cr cr.

Part X

pRoCeedinGs in inQuiRies into mental disoRdeR

Irpraio

51. i pr

Cr hg Cr;

rr r r cr rr c gg r.

cour may ordr iquiry

52. () t Cr , c r , rr rcg qr r r rjc jrc Cr g rr c gg r c rr.

() t rr Cr r c () c

rc r qr ccrg

(a) r rr gg r g rr;

(b) r r r;

(c) r rg c rr;r

(d) c r q Cr rr.

() t c r c qr r r g rr, r


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c cr mr r r g c.

noi of iquiry

53. () t Cr g r c rg rr c c x r qr.

() wr r Cr r g rr c r rc c c, Cr , r r rgg r qr, rc rc c r g crg r r r r r ccr rr rr r .

Powr o xami prso allgd o b mally disordrd

54. () a r c r qr , Cr

(a) rqr c rc r g rr c c Cr , r r g rx Cr r cr r Cr r rr cc c;

(b) rr rzg r r r rr cc r g rr r r r

x g rr rrr rgr(a).

() t cr g rr r rgr ()(a) rc r g rr cr

(a) r gr r c;

(b) cx ;

(c) c c r cc rg ;


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(d) r crcc cr cr r r c.

() t rr rrr rgr ()(a) c qr Cr r pr.

Powr o sd prso allgd o b mally disordrd o agovrm psyhiari hospial or a gazd priva psyhiarihospial for purpos of obsrvaio

55. () t Cr , r rr c 54, c c c, rr r g rr gr crc r gzr crc r r r r xcg ; Cr q c mc drcr rr x r rr r r xcg .

() t rr Cr r r ccr cr rr xr r

r rr, r crg mc drcr cr rg c r c 5() rr Cr c Cr.

() u r ccr crc r c (), mc drcr r r r , r xr r rr, cr rg Cr r.

(4) i g crc r c () mcdrcr cr r c 54().

(5) t crc r c () c qr Cr r pr.

(6) i, r crc, r r c rr, c r c 5() r

cr r c g crg rc () r r r r Cr c Cr.


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Qusios o b didd by cour

56. a qr, r rcg rr r c 54

r crc mc drcr r c 55 rg c c rg , Cr c r r g rr , rr, c gg r, c r q c qr rc.

Ordr as o oss

57. t Cr c rr c qr c rr c rr ccr r rgr c rcr Cr r rr r c g mr r g c cr mr r c 5().

Appoim of ommis

58. () i Cr r g rr c gg r rr, Cr c r c r r , Cr , rr

(a) rr, , c rc r ; r

(b) gg cr c rc.

() wr Cr r g rr c gg r rr gr r r, Cr c g c r.

Powrs of maagm of sa of mally disordrdprso

59. () sjc c (), Cr , c rr


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r, rc r q rr r crg c c r r g Cr

cr rr, rgr g r rr, r r , c c.

() t r g crr r c () x r crg r r r g rr r r xcg r r.

Powr of Rgisrar o riv proposal

60. () t Rgrr hg Cr , rr rrc, rc r cc qr rc g rr r r r r c c r r c 59 .

() t Rgrr , rr rrc, rc

qr r rg r crg r r rr rr g rr r r xcgr r.

() t Rgrr rr Cr r Cr , jc ac, rr rr r c c r crcc j.

Rlaivs who may ad prodigs

61. () t Cr c r c qr, rr r , r c r r x-- rr r r Rgrr rcg cc g r.

() wr r r x-- r, Cr

rr r gr r r rcg.


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() t c r r x-- r

Rgrr c .

Ordrs may b mad o appliaio

62. sjc ac, Cr , c

ccrg r cc qr, crr rc c c c

cq rcg r crcc

j rr r c r c

g c cr.

Dalig wih mally disordrd prsos propry

63. t Cr , r Cr j r r rr r, rr rr,

r , r , rr,

rr, cgc r xcc, r crg r

r x r r

rg r g r:

(a) , cg r xrcrr r c r r ;

(b) crg crc ;

(c) r r r x r

c c , cg

x r c r

m r x;

(d) c rcg r ac c crr rr r r

r Cr.

commi o xu isrum

64. () t c rr

r , , xc c

cc r rr r ,

crg, r r rrr rr Cr.


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() t c , r rr Cr,

xrc r rr r,

r r r r r

cc r r gr.

Prforma of ora

65. wr r crc r

r r q c

rr, Cr , crc c Cr

g rr, rc c

rr r xc c cc

c r c crc rr.

Dissoluio ad disposal of propry or parrship

66. () wr r rr rr

r, Cr , c r rr r

r r r Cr

rqr , rr.

() u rr r c

() r rr rr

Cr r cr , c

rr r ,

rr r, j r rr

g rr rr c r,

c r crrg c

rr, Cr rr.

Disposal of busiss prmiss

67. wr rr r gg

Cr , r r

r , rr

c rr r

r, rc

c r Cr rc.


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commi may dispos of las

68. wr rr r

r Cr , r r r , rr c rr r rrr, g r r cr Cr .

trasfr of sok, suriis, etc., of mally disordrdprso

69. wr c r Gr cr r r rr c c, rr m r c r m, r g , r r , rr rc c, cr, r r r,r c rr r, r r r , c r r r c rr r jrc Cr, r cr r c r r g r r gc r r rr c,

cr, r r r r rc c r r, r rc, r r g rqr , Cr rr rr r rr r rr c, cr, r r r rc r c r Cr rc, rr r c r r.

trasfr of propry of mally disordrd prso rsidigousid Malaysia

70. wr rr m g r r rg m, Cr,

(a) r cr rr r;

(b) r c,crr r gr ccrg cr rg,


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rr rr r c rr rr r r rr c,crr r gr r r, rc

r rc r r rr Cr ; c rc rr c r r.

Powr o ordr maia wihou appoiig ommi

71. i r Cr, g rgr c rr r r r crcc c, x rr r r r c rc x r, Cr , g c , rr rr, , r, r cr, rc r rz, c r Cr r c rr r g crg r g .

tmporary provisio for maia

72. i r Cr c rr r g r rr r, x rr rr c r c , Cr, r r c 7, rc rrr c r rr r r.

Ordr for rpio of mally disordrd prso

73. () wr qr r pr r Cr c gg r rr Cr c r, Cr rr r r rc gr crc r gz r crc c, gr rr r rc, crc rr.

() ng c (), r r r rr r Cr r


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rr cr r r r jrg r r, Cr , g rrr c, rr g r

cr r r r.

() a r rc crc rr Cr r c () , r r ac, r .

Aullig prodigs

74. () wr r c gg r rr q Cr

(a) c r;

(b) c r cg ; r

(c) r r r,

r r c c c, Cr rr r qr r r

r c gg r.

() t qr r c () cc r rcr r qr r r g rr c gg r.

() wr qr r c Cr r c gg r Cr rr rcg r c r

c r c rr.

Disharg of prso foud o iquiry o b apabl of maagighimslf ad his affairs

75. wr r qr c r crc g r Cr rr r c 74(), mcdrcr crc ,

rc cr c rr, crg rr .


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Part Xi

enfoRCement

Appliaio of Par XVI of h Priva Halhar Failiisad Srvis A 1998

76. pr Xvi pr hcr fc srcac 998 rc r rc ac jc c sc ii.

Part Xii

GeneRal

Givig of os for surgry, etc.

77. () wr rr r rqr rgrgr, crc r r cc r, c r g

(a) c gg c

cr;

(b) gr c r r r c , c ggc;

(c) cr, gcr, r gr r r r rc c gg c.

() fr r c (), rgr c rcr ccr r rc r r r rgr()(a) r g rgr ()(b) r ()(c).

() i c rgc, c r rgr r crcr g

(a) gr r r ; r

(b) c cr r rgr crcr, c ,


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rr cr, r grr r rrc.

(4) exc r c () (), c rqrr r r c r.

(5) i rg r r rr r c gg c r rgr ()(a), xgcr cr r r r xr

(a) c r c r r;

(b) r r r;

(c) r rgg r;

(d) r rgg r;

(e) r r c c c.

Duy o giv iformaio o prsos daid

78. t mc drcr r crc c r r rcc r r r , r

(a) r c r ac r g c r;

(b) rg r r

r crg.

Idmiy ad proio agais sui ad lgal prodigs

79. n c r rc rg, r g r cr r g r r ac

(a) g ;

(b) r cr r r r r; r


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(c) r crrg c r ac.

copy of rpio ordr o b s o Mdial Diror of

govrm psyhiari hospial or gazd priva psyhiarihospial

80. a c cr r rgr c rcr g rr r c 4 r Cr g rr r c55 r 7 cr c rr mc drcr gr crc rgz r crc c r jc rr rc.

Mdial rifia, ordr, etc., may b amdd

81. i r crc r c crc, rr r rc rg r rc crrc, crc, rr r r c , r mc drcr, r g r r r crrcg crc rrr r r r r r cc mc drcr.

Sums payabl by h Govrm o mally disordrdprso

82. wr rc , , gr,r r r c r Gr r Gr s, r r ac rr, cr r r c

r rr c rg crg rr r, r, , r c r r ,r c r rr r r r c.

Iid rporig

83. () ng r rr rqr rr , crc , crc rg r


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c cr rr drcr Gr,r r rz , c r c c rcr.

() t c r r cc ccr r r cc ac.

Poliy sam

84. () t mc drcr, c r r crg crc , crc rg r c

cr , rgrr , c , c , r cr rc g mc drcr r c r r crg crc, crc rg r c cr g c r rc , r cr.

() a c cr c r

rcr.

cosruio of wri law

85. u crr r, rrc r

(a) c r r cr rrc rr r;

(b) c cr rrc rr;

(c) , c , r r cr rrc crc .

Ill-ram of pai

86. () a mc drcr r r crg , r cr r , r r r r gg


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, crc , crc rg , c cr, r r gr r r crr

(a) -r r gc r grcg r r rr - crc , crc rg ,c cr r gr r rcr r; r

(b) -r r gc, r cc crc , crc rg ,c cr, r gr r r

cr c r r, r g rcg r r -,

c c.

() a r -r r gc rr r c r r cr rc c c.

() a r c c r c, cc, xcg rgg r r r r xcg rr .

Abm of sap of pai

87. a , r, r r r r ,r r gg , gr crc

r gz r crc r r c r c c c , cc, xcg rgg r r r r xcg r r .

Paly for impropr rpio ad dio

88. sjc c 79, r

(a) r ccrc r ac r r r , rc r


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crc r r g rr; r

(b) r g, c, g crc

, r rr r,

c c , cc, xcg r rgg r rr r xcg r r .

Isiuio of prosuio

89. n rc rc c r ac

xc r r c pcprcr.

Magisra of h Firs class o hav full jurisdiio

90. ng r r crr, cr mgr fr C jrc r c r ac r r c c.

coravio of subsidiary lgislaio

91. a r g r ac r cr r r g c r c c cc r r r r r r xc rgg r r r xc x .

Powr o mak rgulaios

92. () t mr c rg r cr r x r crrg r ac.

() w rjc gr r crr c () rg r r g r:

(a) rcr r crc r r ac;


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(b) rcr r cc rc

g, g crc gr r

r crc cg gz r

crc , crc rg rc cr;

(c) rcr r cc,

r r gr r r crc

cg gz r crc ,

crc rg c cr;

(d) rcr r r, c,

q, r, c, rg, rg r gr r r crc

cg gz r crc ,

crc rg c

cr;

(e) rcr r r c, r

r g , r c rc

, gr r r crc cg

gz r crc , crc rg c cr;

(f) rg g c , rcr, rgr

r r c r rg c rr r

c cr r r

ac;

(g) rcr g, cr, rc

cr gr r r crc

cg gz r crc , crcrg c cr,

cg c, r,

r mc drcr, d mc drcr rr crg crc , crc

rg c cr;

(h) rcr r rg rg rg

;

(i) rcr r rg cc r crc ;


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(j) rcr c crcc r cc cc rr r c r crc

; (k) rcr r , rcr

, br;

(l) r r cc q rc qcr rc crc , crcrg c cr;

(m) rcr r r cc rr, rcr r rrg,

r g cc, rr c ;

(n) rcr r rg c r rg grc c;

(o) rcr g c r c rcr r ac.

Rpal ad savigs

93. () t m drr orc 95 [Ord. 31 of 1952], m h orc (sr) 96 [Sarawak Ord.16 of 1961] lc orc (s) 95 [SabahCap. 74] r r.

() n g r o r c c ()

(a) , r r, r r orc r cc ac , r r gr crc r c ac;

(b) , r g, rr rcrc r r r orc rc r cc ac c rc c r r ac

r , r g,rr r crc r r ac;


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(c) c , r g, rr rcrc c xr r rc r r r rc r xr

r r ccrc r ac;

(d) qr, r r rcg , r ccr r orc r cc ac c rcc r ccrc r ac.

Prvio of aomalis

94. () t mr , r r cr rx , r r r rg cr rg cqc c ac, rr Gazette c c r ac r xg mr xrc r crr c r xr r r c ac c r.

() i c, c c ,, , , , r, r -c r ac.


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Schedule i

[sc 48]

modifiCations to the pRovisions of the pRivatehealthCaRe faCilities and seRviCes aCt 998 on


() ()

Provisions of the Act Modifications

Gr s r r n mra C rr r r n pcrcmr a C.

sc 64 . i , r r rcr r rcr r cr rrgr c rcr.

. i C,r r r n rpcrc.

sc 66 i c (), r rr rcr r crr rgr c rcr.

sc 67 i c ()

(a) r r a r crg r crc r rc r tmc drcr crc r r crg crc rg rc cr;

(b) r r rcr r rcr r crr rgr c rcr;

(c) r r r ccg r rr.

sc 68 . i rg , r

r rcr r cr rgr crcr.


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. i c ()

() r r rcr r rcr r crr rgr c rcr;

() r c (4)r.

. i c (), r r rcr rcr

r cr rgr crcr.

4. i c ()

(a) rgr (b), r rrcr r rcr r cr r rgr crcr;

(b) rgr (c), r r

r cr c rcrc r crcrg r c cr.

sc 69 i c () (), r r rcr r rcr r cr r rgr crcr.

sc 70 . i c ()

(a) r r r C r r crc;

(b) r r r crc r crc, crc rg rc cr.

. d c ().

sc 7 i c (), r r r

cc c r crc.

() ()



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sc 7 . s r rg

g rg :

pc r c r c crc , crcrg r c cr..

. i c ()

(a) r r rcr c r rc

r crc , crcrg r c cr;

(b) r r r r crc.

. i c ()

(a) r r r crg r cr c r

rc r mc drcrr r crg crc, crc rg r c cr;

(b) r r r c r crc.

4. i c ()

(a) r r r c (4),

r crc;

(b) r r r rc r mc drcr r;

(c) r r r r r mc drcr r.

5. i c (4), r r rcr r rcr

r cr r rgr crcr.

() ()



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6. i c (5)

(a) r r rcr r rcr r crr rgr c rcr;

(b) r r r r rr.

7. i c (6)

(a) r r r crr r crc;

(b) r r rcr c r rc r crc , crcrg r c cr.

Schedule ii

[sc 76]

modifiCations to the pRovisions of the pRivatehealthCaRe faCilities and seRviCes aCt 998 on

enfoRCement

() ()


Gr exc r c 9 9, r r c , r cr c r rc, rcr c r cr crr r pr Xvi rcrc , crc rg r c cr.

sc 88 s r c () gc:

() a icr r r c crc , crc

() ()



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rg r c

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