Mental Health Act 2001 Malaysia

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Mental health act 2001 malaysia. This page lists the mental health laws and professional regulatory boards in malaysia. Mental health 9 laws of malaysia act 615 mental health act 2001 an act to consolidate the laws relating to mental disorder and to provide for the admission detention lodging care treatment rehabilitation control and protection of persons who are mentally disordered and for related matters. 6th september 2001 date of publication in the gazette. The rationale behind the revision and the relevance of the act with the current development in.

16 of 1961 lunatics ordinance sabah 1951 sabah cap 74 are still applicable. Your guide to the mental health act 2001. 31 of 1952 mental health ordinance sarawak 1961 sarawak ord. Mental health act 2001.

1 this act may be cited as the mental health act 2001. Act 615 is yet to be enforced and prior to the enforcement mental disorders ordinance 1952 ord. Mental health act 2001. Laws of malaysia act 685 persons with disabilities act 2008 an act to provide for the registration.

Mental health act 2001. 27 september 2001 date of coming into operation. B 229 2002 recognizing that the country s vision of a fully developed nation. The mental health act 2001 states that a patient can be admitted into a psychiatric hospital upon the order of a medical officer or registered medical practitioner as a voluntary patient or by order of the court.

Prevention of further occurrence of disabilities. Mental social and vocational ability and full inclusion and. Arrangement of sections part i preliminary section 1. In 2001 the moh introduced the new nation al mental health act which can be considered as a great achievement for the mental health system as it meets the f irst part of the f irst rec.

Laws of malaysia act 615 mental health act 2001 date of royal assent. A guide for involuntary patients receiving mental health treatment addendum your guide to the mental health act 2001. A person suspected to be mentally ill may be admitted involuntarily. 1 august 2002 p u.

The relevant legislation are the mental health act 2001 mental health act and the mental health regulations 2010 mental health regulations. Short title and commencement. Although the mental health act was passed by parliament in 2001 it only came into operation much later in 2010 when the mental health regulations also came into force.