Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act 2008
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
Part 2 ADMISSION AND DETENTION OF MENTALLY DISORDERED PERSONS IN PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTIONS
3 Designated psychiatric institutions
4 Management of psychiatric institutions
5 Inspection by visitors
6 Admission for treatment
7 Apprehension of mentally disordered person
8 Ill-treatment or neglect of mentally disordered person
9 Mentally disordered person may be referred to psychiatric institution
10 General provisions as to admission and detention for treatment
11 Prohibition
12 Discharge by principal officer or psychiatrist
13 Visitors to apply for Magistrate’s order of detention
14 Discharge by visitors
15 Temporary absence from psychiatric institution
16 Removal of patient from one psychiatric institution to another
17 Removal of patient from Singapore
18 Contents of warrant
19 Return to Singapore
20 Application for order for payment of cost of maintenance
21 Saving of liability of relatives
22 Offences against patients
Part 3 GENERAL PROVISIONS
23 Construction of laws
24 Order or certificate
25 Protection of person enforcing Act
26 Penalty for improper reception or detention
27 Sum payable by Government to mentally disordered person
28 Order for payment of cost of maintenance
29 Mental Capacity Act 2008 matters
30 Composition of offences
31 Power to amend Schedule
32 Rules
33 Saving
Legislative History
Abbreviations
Comparative Table