Mental Health Act 2001 s 85
Unless a contrary intention appears, a reference in any written law— (a) to a lunatic or mental person shall be construed as a reference to a mentally disordered person; (b) to a lunacy shall be construed as a reference to mental disorder; (c) to an asylum, a lunatic asylum, an approved hospital or a mental hospital shall be construed as a reference to a psychiatric hospital.
Tafsiran undang-undang bertulis
Melainkan jika maksud yang berlawanan ternyata, sebutan dalam mana-mana undang-undang bertulis— (a) tentang orang gila atau orang mental hendaklah ditafsirkan sebagai sebutan mengenai orang bercelaru mental; (b) tentang gila hendaklah ditafsirkan sebagai sebutan tentang kepada kecelaruan mental; (c) tentang rumah sakit, rumah sakit orang gila, hospital yang diluluskan atau hospital mental hendaklah ditafsirkan sebagai sebutan tentang hospital psikiatri.
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).