Malaysia legislation
Section 33
Section 33
Discharge of servicemen of unsound mind
(1)
Where it appears to the competent authority that a serviceman is—
(a)
a dangerous person of unsound mind; or
(b)
a person of unsound mind requiring treatment in a mental hospital, the competent authority may, if the authority thinks proper and on the recommendation of a medical officer, cause such serviceman to be discharged, and when discharged to be received in a Government mental hospital.
(2)
Where it appears to the competent authority that a serviceman is neither a dangerous person of unsound mind nor a person of unsound mind requiring treatment in a mental hospital, the authority may, if the authority thinks proper and on the recommendation of a medical officer, cause such serviceman to be discharged and to be sent on his discharge to any place in Malaysia where he has one or more relatives or friends who are willing to take charge of him.
44 Laws of Malaysia ACT 77
Rules for reckoning service