Mental Health Act 2001 · Updated to 1 Feb 2014 · Part II
8. Admission of patient into psychiatric hospital
Feedback & supportExcept as may be otherwise expressly provided in any other written law, no person shall be admitted into a psychiatric hospital otherwise than—
psychiatric hospital
“psychiatric hospital” means a government psychiatric hospital or a private psychiatric hospital including a gazetted private psychiatric hospital;
upon the order of a medical officer or registered medical practitioner under section 14;
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as a voluntary patient;
upon the order of a medical officer or registered medical practitioner under subsection 9(5), 14(1) or 14(3);
in accordance with section 10;
by an order of Court under section 55 or 73;
upon the order of the Court or the Public Prosecutor under section 342 of the Criminal Procedure Code [Act 593] or the Yang di-Pertuan Agong or the Ruler or Yang di-Pertua
Negeri of a State under section 344 or 348 of the Criminal
Procedure Code, or by the order of the relevant authority under corresponding provisions in any other written law;
or
on a transfer from another psychiatric hospital, or on return from leave, or on a preapprehensions after being absent without leave.
Nothing in this Act shall prohibit any voluntary patient from receiving care, treatment or rehabilitation in any other government hospital, or in any private hospital licensed under the Private
voluntary patient
“voluntary patient” means a person admitted to a psychiatric hospital under section 9;
Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998.