Section 6

a Medical Director, who shall be the person in charge; and

a Deputy Medical Director.

The person to be appointed under paragraph (1)(a) or (1)(b)

shall be a psychiatrist.

For the purpose of subsection (1), a licensee who is a psychiatrist may appoint himself to be the Medical Director of the private psychiatric hospital in respect of which the licence was issued.

The licensee of a private psychiatric hospital shall notify the

Director General as soon as practicable, but in any case not later than

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fourteen days from the date of the occurrence, of any change in the

Medical Director or Deputy Medical Director of the private psychiatric hospital, and the qualifications, training and experience of the new Medical Director or Deputy Medical Director, as the case may be.

Licensee and Medical Director of private psychiatric hospital to comply with the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998