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Section 85

Unless a contrary intention appears, a reference in any written law—

of Mental Health Act 2001

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Section 85

(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.