Mental Health Act · s 32

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s 32Community care treatment

(1)

An involuntary patient who has been discharged or granted leave of absence from a psychiatric facility may be required by the Board or the officer in charge or any officer authorised by him, as the case may be, to undergo community care treatment at any community mental health centre.

(2)

The community care treatment at any community mental health centre shall be provided on an out-patient basis, and no patient shall be kept in any part of a community mental health centre for more than 24 hours.

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(3)

An involuntary patient who fails to comply with the requirement under subsection (1) may be taken into custody by any police officer, medical social officer or any person authorised in writing by the officer in charge of the psychiatric facility for the purpose of bringing him to be examined by a designated medical practitioner of the psychiatric facility.