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Mental Health Act 2001 s 14

Mental Health Act 2001 s 14

s 14 Order of admission into psychiatric hospital by medical officer or registered medical practitioner or by order of Court under section 11, 12, 13 or 73

(1) Where a person is brought or sent before a medical officer or registered medical practitioner under section 11, 12, 13 or 73, the medical officer or registered medical practitioner shall examine the person and— (a) if he is satisfied that the person is not mentally disordered, he shall discharge him; (b) if he is satisfied that, though still mentally disordered, the person is not in need of further care or treatment in a psychiatric hospital and is not dangerous to himself or to other persons, he shall discharge the person; or (c) if he is satisfied that the person is mentally disordered, he shall make an order in the prescribed form signed by him for the person to be admitted and detained in government psychiatric hospital or a gazetted private psychiatric hospital, and send the person into suitable custody at the psychiatric hospital. (2) No order shall be made under paragraph (1)(c) by a medical officer or registered medical practitioner who is a relative, partner or assistant of the person to be admitted or of the person presenting the request for the person’s admission into the psychiatric hospital. (3) Where an order has been made under paragraph (1)(c)— (a) the person to whom the order relates shall be admitted to the psychiatric hospital by the medical officer or registered medical practitioner of the psychiatric hospital; and (b) the Medical Director of the psychiatric hospital shall, within twenty-four hours of the patient’s admission, make or cause to be made on the patient such examination as he may consider necessary for determining whether or not the continued detention of the person is necessary. (4) Where upon the examination of the person the Medical Director— (a) is not satisfied that the continued detention of the person is necessary, he shall discharge the person; or (b) is satisfied that the continued detention of the person is necessary for observation, care or treatment, he shall make an order in the prescribed form signed by him for the detention of the person for a further period not exceeding one month. (5) Where a person is detained under paragraph (4)(b), the Medical Director of the psychiatric hospital shall, before the expiration of the order, cause to be made on the person such examination as he may consider necessary for determining whether or not the continued detention of the person is justified. (6) The examination of the person under subsection (5) shall be done by two medical officers or registered medical practitioners, as the case may be, one of whom shall be a psychiatrist. (7) Where upon the examination of the person under subsection (6) the medical officers or registered medical practitioners, as the case may be— (a) are not satisfied that the continued detention of the person is justified, they shall discharge the person; or (b) are satisfied that the continued detention of the person is justified, they shall make an order in the prescribed form signed by them for the detention of the person for a further period not exceeding three months.

Malay text (authoritative)

Perintah kemasukan ke dalam hospital psikiatri oleh pegawai perubatan atau pengamal perubatan berdaftar atau dengan perintah Mahkamah di bawah seksyen 11, 12, 13 atau 73

(1) Jika seseorang dibawa atau dihantar ke hadapan seorang pegawai perubatan atau pengamal perubatan berdaftar di bawah seksyen 11, 12, 13 atau 73, pegawai perubatan atau pengamal perubatan berdaftar hendaklah memeriksa orang itu dan— (a) jika dia berpuas hati bahawa orang itu tidak bercelaru mental, dia hendaklah melepaskannya; (b) jika dia berpuas hati bahawa, walaupun masih bercelaru mental, orang itu tidak memerlukan jagaan atau rawatan lanjut di hospital psikiatri dan tidak berbahaya kepada dirinya atau kepada orang lain, dia hendaklah melepaskan orang itu; atau (c) jika dia berpuas hati bahawa orang itu bercelaru mental, dia hendaklah membuat suatu perintah dalam borang yang ditetapkan yang ditandatangani olehnya supaya orang itu dimasukkan dan ditahan di hospital psikiatri kerajaan atau hospital psikiatri swasta yang diwartakan, dan menghantar orang itu ke dalam jagaan yang sesuai di hospital psikiatri itu. (2) Tiada perintah boleh dibuat di bawah perenggan (1)(c) oleh seorang pegawai perubatan atau seorang pengamal perubatan berdaftar yang merupakan seorang saudara, rakan kongsi atau penolong orang yang akan dimasukkan itu atau orang yang menyampaikan permintaan bagi kemasukan orang itu ke dalam hospital psikiatri. (3) Jika suatu perintah telah dibuat di bawah perenggan (1)(c)— (a) orang yang dimaksudkan dalam perintah itu hendaklah dimasukkan ke dalam hospital psikiatri oleh pegawai perubatan atau pengamal perubatan berdaftar hospital psikiatri itu; dan (b) Pengarah Perubatan hospital psikiatri itu hendaklah, dalam tempoh dua puluh empat jam dari kemasukan pesakit itu, membuat atau menyebabkan dibuat ke atas pesakit itu apa-apa pemeriksaan yang difikirkannya perlu bagi memastikan sama ada atau tidak penahanan lanjut orang itu perlu. (4) Jika berdasarkan pemeriksaan orang itu Pengarah Perubatan— (a) tidak berpuas hati bahawa penahanan lanjut orang itu perlu, dia hendaklah melepaskan orang itu; atau (b) berpuas hati bahawa penahanan lanjut orang itu perlu untuk pemerhatian, jagaan atau rawatan, dia hendaklah membuat suatu perintah dalam borang yang ditetapkan yang ditandatangani olehnya bagi penahanan orang itu selama suatu tempoh yang tidak melebihi satu bulan. (5) Jika seseorang pesakit ditahan di bawah perenggan (4)(b), Pengarah Perubatan hospital psikiatri hendaklah, sebelum perintah itu tamat tempoh, menyebabkan supaya dilakukan ke atas pesakit itu pemeriksaan yang difikirkannya perlu untuk menentukan sama ada penahanan lanjut orang itu wajar. (6) Pemeriksaan orang itu di bawah subseksyen (5) hendaklah dilakukan oleh dua orang pegawai perubatan atau pengamal perubatan berdaftar, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, salah seorang daripadanya hendaklah merupakan ahli psikiatri. (7) Jika berdasarkan pemeriksaan orang itu di bawah subseksyen (6) pegawai perubatan atau pengamal perubatan berdaftar itu, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan— (a) tidak berpuas hati bahawa penahanan lanjut orang itu wajar, mereka hendaklah melepaskan orang itu; atau (b) berpuas hati bahawa penahanan lanjut orang itu wajar, mereka hendaklah membuat suatu perintah dalam borang yang ditetapkan yang ditandatangani oleh mereka bagi penahanan orang itu selama suatu tempoh lanjut yang tidak melebihi tiga bulan.

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Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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