Mental Health Act 2001 · Updated to 1 Feb 2014 · Part IV · Admission, Detention and Discharge of Persons Committed or Confined in Psychiatric Hospital Under the Criminal Procedure Code
24. Review of persons confined under section 348 of the Criminal Procedure Code by Visitors
Feedback & supportWhere the Medical Director of an approved psychiatric hospital under section 23 is satisfied that a person admitted and confined under section 348 of the Criminal Procedure Code or corresponding provisions in any other written law may be safely
Medical Director
“Medical Director” means— (a) the Medical Director of a psychiatric hospital appointed under subsection 5(1) or section 6, as the case may be, and includes a Deputy Medical Director appointed under the section; and (b) the Head of Psychiatry appointed under subsection 5(2);
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discharged without any danger of his doing injury to himself or to any other person, he may, as soon as may be possible, cause the person to be brought before the Visitors for personal examination.
If upon considering the report of the Medical Director and by the personal examination of the person, the Visitors are satisfied that the person poses no danger to himself or to any other person, the
Visitors and the Medical Director shall jointly certify as required under section 350 of the Criminal Procedure Code that the person may be safely discharged without danger of his doing injury to himself or to any other person.
The certificate referred to in subsection (2) shall be submitted to the State Secretary of the State of the Ruler or Yang di-Pertua
Negeri by whose order the person is confined or the Chief Secretary to the Government if the person is confined by the order of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
Review of persons confined under section 344 or 348 of the
Criminal Procedure Code by Visitors on an application of a relative or friend
relative
“relative” means any of the following persons of or above eighteen 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.