Admission for treatment
6.—(1) A person may be admitted to a psychiatric institution and there detained for treatment in accordance with the provisions of this Act for the period allowed by the provisions of this Act.
(2) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as preventing a person who requires treatment for any mental disorder—
- (a) from being admitted to a psychiatric institution without any order or directive rendering him liable to be detained at a psychiatric institution; or
- (b) from remaining in a psychiatric institution after he has ceased to be so liable to be detained.
Apprehension of mentally disordered person
7. It shall be the duty of every police officer to apprehend any person who is reported to be mentally disordered and is believed to be dangerous to himself or other persons by reason of mental disorder and take the person together with a report of the facts of the case without delay to—
- (a) any medical practitioner for an examination and the medical practitioner may thereafter act in accordance with section 9; or
- (b) any designated medical practitioner at a psychiatric institution and the designated medical practitioner may thereafter act in accordance with section 10.
Ill-treatment or neglect of mentally disordered person
8.—(1) If it appears to a Magistrate on the report of a police officer or on the information of a person that any person supposed to be mentally disordered is not under proper care and control or is ill-treated or neglected by any relative or other person having the charge of him, the Magistrate may—
- (a) send for the person supposed to be mentally disordered and summon the relative or other person as has or ought to have the charge of him; and
- (b) after due inquiry make an order for the person to be sent to a designated medical practitioner at a psychiatric institution for treatment and the designated medical practitioner may thereafter act in accordance with section 10.
