73. Order for reception of mentally disordered person

Terms defined in this Act

• Court

  Court

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  “Court” means the High Court, a Sessions Court or a Magistrate Court or a Syariah Court as the context may require, and includes a Judge whether sitting in Court or in Chambers; Mental Health 11

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• friend

  friend

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  “friend”, in relation to a mentally disordered person, means— (a) a person, other than a relative, of or above eighteen years of age with whom the mentally disordered person ordinarily resides (or if the mentally disordered person is for the time being an inpatient in a psychiatric hospital, Mental Health 13 with whom he last ordinarily resided before he was admitted), and with whom he has or had been ordinarily residing for a period of not less than two years; or (b) a body or an organization recognized by the Minister under subsection (4);

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• gazetted private psychiatric hospital

  gazetted private psychiatric hospital

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  “gazetted private psychiatric hospital” means a private psychiatric hospital gazetted under section 4;

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• government psychiatric hospital

  government psychiatric hospital

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  “government psychiatric hospital” means any premises appointed to be a government psychiatric hospital under section 3;

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• involuntary patient

  involuntary patient

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  “involuntary patient” means a person admitted into a psychiatric hospital under section 10, or detained in the hospital under subsection 9(5) or 14(1) or 14(3), or received into a psychiatric hospital by an order of Court under section 73;

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• mental disorder

  mental disorder

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  “mental disorder” means any mental illness, arrested or incomplete development of the mind, psychiatric disorder or any other disorder or disability of the mind however acquired; and

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• mentally disordered person

  mentally disordered person

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  “mentally disordered person” means any person found by due course of law to be mentally disordered and incapable of managing himself and his affairs. Court may order inquiry

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• psychiatric hospital

  psychiatric hospital

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  “psychiatric hospital” means a government psychiatric hospital or a private psychiatric hospital including a gazetted private psychiatric hospital;

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• relative

  relative

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  “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.

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