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Mental Health (Amendment) Act 2023
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Mental Health (Amendment) Act 2023 is Malaysia Amendment Act, cited as Amendment Act A1693 2023, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2023.
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MENTAL HEALTH (AMENDMENT) ACT 2023
Date of Royal Assent
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5 August 2023
Date of publication in the
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11 August 2023
Gazette
Publisher’s Copyright C
(Appointed Printer to the Government of Malaysia).
Mental Health (Amendment)
Opening note
Preamble
- An Act to amend the Mental Health Act 2001. [ ] ENACTED by the Parliament of Malaysia as follows: Short title and commencement
Section 2
Substitution of section 11
The Mental Health Act 2001 [Act 615] is amended by substituting for section 11 the following section:
“Apprehension of mentally disordered person, etc.
Quoted provision
Section 11
(a)
any person whom he has reason to believe is mentally disordered and is, because of mental disorder, dangerous to himself or to other persons or property; or
(2)
A crisis intervention officer shall have the power to enter any premises whenever necessary to do so for the purposes of apprehension under this section.
(3)
The crisis intervention officer may, when exercising the power under subsection (2)—
(a)
break open any outer or inner door or window of any premises and enter into, or otherwise forcibly enter the premises and any part of the premises; or
(4)
The crisis intervention officer who has apprehended the person under subsection (1) shall, as soon as practicable, but not later than twenty-four hours after the apprehension, bring the person to a medical officer in a government psychiatric hospital or a registered medical practitioner in a gazetted private psychiatric hospital for examination.
(5)
For the purposes of this section, “crisis intervention officer” means any—
(b)
officer of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency with the same meaning as assigned to it in the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency Act 2004
[Act 633];
(c)
Fire Officer and Auxiliary Fire Officer with the same meaning as assigned to it in the Fire Services
Act 1988 [Act 341] and Voluntary Fire Officer appointed under section 4a of the Fire Services Act 1988;
(d)
member of the Malaysia Civil Defence Force established under the Malaysia Civil Defence Force Act 1951
[Act 221]; and
Common questions
- What is Akta Kesihatan Mental (Pindaan) 2023?
- Mental Health (Amendment) Act 2023 is Malaysia Amendment Act, cited as Amendment Act A1693 2023, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2023.
- Is Akta Kesihatan Mental (Pindaan) 2023 still in force?
- Yes — Akta Kesihatan Mental (Pindaan) 2023 is currently in force.
- When did Akta Kesihatan Mental (Pindaan) 2023 take effect?
- Akta Kesihatan Mental (Pindaan) 2023 was first recorded in 2023.
- How many sections does Akta Kesihatan Mental (Pindaan) 2023 have?
- Akta Kesihatan Mental (Pindaan) 2023 contains 3 sections.
- Where can I read the official version of Akta Kesihatan Mental (Pindaan) 2023?
- The official text of Akta Kesihatan Mental (Pindaan) 2023 is published at lom.agc.gov.my.
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