Mental Health Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · Proceedings in Inquiries Into Mental Disorder
62. Order for reception of mentally disordered person
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Where upon an inquiry under this Part a person is found by the
Court to be incapable of managing himself and his affairs due to his mental disorder but the Court does not appoint an appointed person of the mentally disordered person, the Court shall make an order for the person to be sent to a designated medical practitioner in a psychiatric facility for examination and for his admission to the psychiatric facility named in the order.
Notwithstanding subsection (1), if a friend or relative of the mentally disordered person satisfies the Court that he undertakes to take proper care of the person and prevent the person from injuring himself or others, the Court may, instead of making an order under subsection (1), make an order handing him over to the care of the friend or relative.
friend
“friend”, in relation to a mentally disordered person, means — (a) a person, other than a relative, of or above 18 years of age — (i) with whom the mentally disordered person had been ordinarily residing for a period of not less than 2 years; or (ii) if the mentally disordered person is an in-patient in a psychiatric facility, with whom he had been ordinarily residing for a period of not less than 2 years before he was admitted there; or (b) a body or an organisation recognised by the Minister under subsection (4);
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A person received into a psychiatric facility by an order of the
psychiatric facility
“psychiatric facility” means a Government psychiatric facility or a private psychiatric facility;
Court made under subsection (1) shall, for the purposes of this Act, be an involuntary patient under section 12.
involuntary patient
“involuntary patient” means a person admitted into and detained in a psychiatric facility under section 8(1), detained in a psychiatric facility under section 7(4), 12(1) or 12(3) or admitted into a psychiatric facility by an order of the court made under section 44 or 62;
Terms defined in this Act
appointed person
Defined · s 40“appointed person” means the suitable person or group of persons appointed under section 47(1);
designated medical practitioner
Defined · s 2“designated medical practitioner”, in relation to any psychiatric facility, means a medical practitioner who is working in the psychiatric facility and who is designated by name or office in writing by the Director-General or such public officer as he may appoint, for the purposes of this Act;
friend
Defined · s 2“friend”, in relation to a mentally disordered person, means — (a) a person, other than a relative, of or above 18 years of age — (i) with whom the mentally disordered person had been ordinarily residing for a period of not less than 2 years; or (ii) if the mentally disordered person is an in-patient in a psychiatric facility, with whom he had been ordinarily residing for a period of not less than 2 years before he was admitted there; or (b) a body or an organisation recognised by the Minister under subsection (4);
involuntary patient
Defined · s 2“involuntary patient” means a person admitted into and detained in a psychiatric facility under section 8(1), detained in a psychiatric facility under section 7(4), 12(1) or 12(3) or admitted into a psychiatric facility by an order of the court made under section 44 or 62;
mental disorder
Defined · s 2“mental disorder”, subject to subsection (2), means any mental illness, arrested or incomplete development of the mind, psychiatric disorder or any other disorder or disability of the mind, however acquired;
mentally disordered person
Defined · s 2“mentally disordered person” means a person who suffers from a mental disorder;
psychiatric facility
Defined · s 2“psychiatric facility” means a Government psychiatric facility or a private psychiatric facility;
relative
Defined · s 2“relative” means any of the following persons of or above 18 years of age — (a) husband or wife; (b) son or daughter; (c) father or mother; (d) brother or sister; (e) grandparent; (f) grandchild; (g) maternal or paternal uncle or aunt; (h) nephew or niece;
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