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Mental Health Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · General
Mental Health Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · General
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
If upon the admission of an involuntary patient into a psychiatric facility it appears that any medical certificate, order or other documents relating to the admission are in any respect incorrect, the certificate, order or other document may, with the approval of the officer in charge, be amended by the person who signed it within 14 days of the admission of the patient for the purpose of correcting any clerical error, an obvious mistake or for any other reason acceptable to the officer in charge.
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;
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;
officer in charge
“officer in charge” means the person responsible for the management and control of a psychiatric facility and for the supervision of the medical staff, nursing staff, technical staff and ancillary staff employed in that facility;
psychiatric facility
“psychiatric facility” means a Government psychiatric facility or a private psychiatric facility;