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Mental Health Act 2001 s 15

Mental Health Act 2001 s 15

s 15 Discharge of involuntary patient by Medical Director

The Medical Director of a psychiatric hospital may at any time discharge an involuntary patient from the psychiatric hospital if he is satisfied that— (a) it is in the best interest of the patient to discharge him; and (b) the patient is not in need of further care or treatment in the psychiatric hospital.

Malay text (authoritative)

Pelepasan pesakit tidak sukarela oleh Pengarah Perubatan

Pengarah Perubatan sesuatu hospital psikiatri boleh pada bila-bila masa melepaskan seseorang pesakit tidak sukarela dari hospital psikiatri itu jika dia berpuas hati bahawa— (a) adalah demi kepentingan pesakit itu dia dilepaskan; dan (b) pesakit itu tidak memerlukan jagaan atau rawatan lanjut di hospital psikiatri.

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Find Act 615 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

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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