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- (a) consenting to marriage;
- (b) consenting to touching of a sexual nature;
- (c) consenting to a decree of divorce being granted on the basis of 3 years’ separation;
- (d) consenting to the making of an adoption order under the Adoption of Children Act (Cap. 4);
- (e) adopting or renouncing a religion;
- (f) receiving treatment for change of gender;
- (g) consenting or revoking consent to treatment for sexual sterilization within the meaning of the Voluntary Sterilization Act (Cap. 347);
- (h) consenting or revoking consent to treatment to terminate pregnancy;
- (i) registering or withdrawing an objection under section 9 of the Human Organ Transplant Act (Cap. 131A) in respect of removal of an organ from the person upon his death;
- (j) making or revoking an advance medical directive under section 3 or 7 of the Advance Medical Directive Act (Cap. 4A);
- (k) making or revoking a gift of a body or any part thereof under section 3 or 9 of the Medical (Therapy, Education and Research) Act (Cap. 175);
- (l) making or revoking a nomination under section 25 of the Central Provident Fund Act (Cap. 36);
- (m) such other matter as may be prescribed.
Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act matters
27.—(1) Nothing in this Act authorises anyone—
- (a) to give a patient medical treatment for mental disorder; or
- (b) to consent to a patient’s being given medical treatment for mental disorder,
if, at the time when it is proposed to treat the patient, his treatment is regulated by the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act 2008.
