8. Admission of involuntary patient into psychiatric facility

Terms defined in s 2

• designated medical practitioner

  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;

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• friend

  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);

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• involuntary patient

  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;

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• medical practitioner

  medical practitioner

  Defined · s 2

  “medical practitioner” means a person who is registered as a medical practitioner under the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act;

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• mental disorder

  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;

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• officer in charge

  officer in charge

  Defined · s 2

  “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;

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• psychiatric facility

  psychiatric facility

  Defined · s 2

  “psychiatric facility” means a Government psychiatric facility or a private psychiatric facility;

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• relative

  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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