Mental Health Act 2001 s 81
s 81 Medical certificate, order, etc., may be amended
If upon the admission of an involuntary patient to a psychiatric hospital 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 Medical Director, be amended by the person who signed it within fourteen days of the admission of the patient for the purpose of correcting any clerical error or an obvious mistake or for any other reason acceptable to the Medical Director.
Malay text (authoritative)
Perakuan perubatan, perintah, dsb., boleh dipinda
Jika semasa kemasukan seseorang pesakit tidak sukarela ke dalam sesuatu hospital psikiatri didapati bahawa mana-mana perakuan perubatan, perintah atau dokumen lain yang berhubungan dengan kemasukan itu adalah tidak betul atau cacat dari apa-apa segi, maka perakuan, perintah atau dokumen lain itu boleh, dengan kelulusan Pengarah Perubatan, dipinda oleh orang yang menandatanganinya dalam tempoh empat belas hari dari kemasukan pesakit itu bagi tujuan membetulkan apa-apa kesilapan tulisan atau kesilapan ketara atau bagi apa-apa sebab lain yang dapat diterima oleh Pengarah Perubatan.
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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).
