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Mental Health Ordinance, 2000 (No. 8 of 2001).

Main Region

First Region

Pakistan
Disabled workers
2001-02-10
National
Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Second Region

Consolidates and amends law relating to mentally disordered persons. Chapter II establishes federal mental health authority, and regulates its powers and functions. Chapter III provides for assesment and treatment of mentally disorderd persons. Section 9 of this chapter regulates duration of periods of detention of mentally disordered persons. Chapter IV deals with leave and discharge of mentally disordered persons from psychiatric facilities. Chapter V provides for judicial proceedings for appointment of guardian of person and manager of the property of the mentally disordered. Chapter VI regulates liability to meet cost of maintenance of mentally disordered person admitted to psychiatric facility. Chapter VII makes provision for protection of human rights of mentally disordered persons, Chapter VIII for offences and indemnity, Chapter IX for inspection of mentally disordered prisoners, and finally Chapter X for forensic psychiatric services.

Serial region

    Serial title
    Official Gazette
    Date
    2001-02-10
    Number
    No. 8
    Page range
    pp. 115-150