The Mental Act, 1987, 14 of 1987 (Rep., Act 10 of 2017) section 96: Effect of Ac…

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96. Effect of Act on other laws. other laws. j,l - - ,- - , - ;> - - %;mw@r<& xre-wLwiwa&. - * THE MENTAL HEALTH ACT, 1987 I m , r ) T , No. I 4 `OF` 1987 i , .. . > f Be it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-eighth ?&r ;f 0fi4~dki~ fg#&w+- swmm $ k& Short title, extent and Corn;. mncement. mnce- ' ($)3$&$2$,,%1 - r @ ~ ~ ; & @ ~ , ? J o ~ & gach 'a&&i&p `f&=` @&&m"%+.rnmnt Corn;. may, by app&&o: c@&&> &ff&&: =$&I &&y-!$j& &@p&&&! for ment. mnce- cbiffere~j .5,ta.@s. and f,or,.differpnt ,proyisions i >. i ! t i + * `j.` ye#&fi 5 ~ ; !$fie :@*w&e$&g~ggt ., . .. <. , . .~ . &* of thiA this Act, ,- . v : j,:-. lh `and` ~-s$Jte ,any reference shall be, , - '" 7 R co&Q &d '& lC $ef@r$33B' . . . . , . , ' $ `~~&:f+&&:asg-~O::'f~,&` '@F , - qyV{ . %<.%Tr:..$7 >,, `d?gt,` .. ..[sion in ] that State. . . ' Definitions. .,i:(b@$, 'tmt `s` r & ~j'ht~fi8.&&", ', ' `jn;` $@&an9;b! , ~ C S i & ~ ~ !$n person admitted `in` a..w$&@m &&$$fbalf 'bh_ .@@&&aMc ?&&g:hB&he, shall mean the c ~ s t :,&pe.6i,& &c,&f$r,. of-,sucfa.items, as the State,,Government ,&p&$Li-%;>;,.+;, :,<\;>.-. >thlA .~&H&lf; 3 . - - ... ; > , 1 qay, . . . by general . . , . , . . . . ! . . ,. . : > , . , & ) .'!Dim&llM*. meam;. :any we*. fpp ~hkt'l:+th~%,-fs a city civil court, that mpts ,gmd:.$in `-:any` i &bbw ; a w l b.ha.priwvi~1~ &yil court of original jurisdiction, and includes any other civil court which the `%&a` Gpvernmnt :mayl;: by n&;9ea.ti~->. , w c f & +pr:$be.,wM compe- &fib+ `dm$!` w&B+@lL w7 `any` ~ - h-rnah4eas I sjjs&fied..:iv .+t&F:i,'&9kgy (c) "Inspecting Officer" means a person authorised Myr"%~P&ate Gavefxpnent oq,;b.. )$he We;censinq autllority, `ts` ins$ect my,ppychiatric h~g@aJ e,r gsi$hdrri:o nuf~ing hpnxe; `,` L . ' ' :'? ( @ j . , l ~ & ~ c @ @ ~ : ~ ~ ~ lfce&r&;-rb%M .,an&$ &%&riq,:. r: . * (e) ''licensee'' means the h d e r - .: <- , ,$> :> ,,; :-, v of c: ;<, a licen~~; ;!.,i% `y7` CTy.;.?,.]. ... . . .;; cl.? . . . . 3 ' , 145 "L ..., . . .~ . . , ,. , . 7 . , > .?.. , ,.: . .; ' Definitions. 146 Mental Health `[ACT` 14 (f) , '"ilicensed psychiatric iho~pital'~ `oor` "Licenkd psychiatric; nursing home" means a psychiatric hospital or psychiatric nursing home, as the case may be, licensed, or deemed to be licenged, under this Act; . < - , a 1 . (,,[?,. t f { . ; , , ? b., ,:,.? ; .,'i/.<;!: j j ,.i.i.<-.f+p- !,.d : ! { i T ' : . ! . 8 i. . .. ' ., . . - .<, t (g) "licensing authority" means such officer or authority as may be specified by the State Government to be the licensing authority for the purposes of this, Act,; : 5 ,.!, j `I,` (h) "Magistrate" means,- `(1)` in relation to a metropolitan area within the meaning of clause `(k)` of section `2` of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, . .':8': i a Metsawlitan Magistrate; 2 of 1974, |||||||||clause(k)of section2of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, 2 ..':8':ia Metsawlitan Magistrate;|2of1974,| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||||.:,p. ,-$.a :; ?.., 3:.(4)'in relation-tor.ahpj ather rm,eaJ rtheCbiefJ.u,diaial.Mf~agial.|Mf~agial.| |||||||||tiliw j$rife4:y&wb-~&isiona% Judicial Pi/Iagjstt.at~& ;or:i.suoh :other: 3udicial|| |||||||||i+%..js!lr WqrJstratelr0f;txeifi.pst ?.-$hq ! : ~ ~ $ . & ~ ~ ~ n t qay,by i... >.|! : ~ ~ $ . & ~ ~ ~ n t| |||||||||notification, empower to pesfom :%hb~.rSI~1;1btioxis f:aiMagistrate|| |||||||||pnder this &t;.. . : . . ; [ & ~ { ~ $ ) , , t . 3r,~; .y;>r$>( fj,i,!.<;;:.. ,,,,jc.:a'v:.:;,rli, .::',L!,:$:::! -.f. ,,,!;,:::?q${rJ:;,:?;|| |||||||||(i)"medical officer" means a gazetted rnedical~icer in. the-ger-~.|"medical officer" means a gazetted rnedical~icer in. the-ger-~.| |||||||||vice of Government and includes a medical practitioner declared,by ,( > .;#: a general or special order of kh&:Stak Government, to be a medical|| |||||||||afP,cer for the purposes of this!Ai$l;;.,lJ,,,|| |||||||?,:.j c ! s A>[.<:: ,.I . J .,>J,'c2||1 % c ! e ~ :.ig:,F&X~F';&;.pl#i?n,$9.,yy, !..psycQia$~c hospital or psychiatric nursing home, means the medical offiieji.who, for the time-being, is in chargeaf$ha$ :hGqpit.al~ 'OF:nwr&gjhgrn?;~|| |||||||! j l # . ,|! j l # . ,||| |||||||w* ..?t>U .i >;:.:.:,,;, ,.,,,<:,".,,.., . ~ . ..||a s :.rI-!:(k);.Yrt~,e.&iieal p~ac,tition,er?;.qeqs,:.a:- !.:person, , m h ~ ~ g 8 ~ e p . e ~ ~ .a ,;.c$_r.ecogniqq4_med,i~al: qaa&$ic&i~n?as. dgg~ed+..;c2.:A !::.;z:r~j! t?i:..;<..!,,.,(-;|| |||||||||LJ:,,z !?js, ii.,...rrr.-[;:, , . .<.,.:.I,.., ..:: . <. i .!?(I:..!:.,.f!. ..:,.:+:j,.j,? :;;,;r,::...!5>;;.::>.jtjft+l.> ...s. 7,;..\ >L.: .i: .f!~*,~in a y e($)of,:q%k$07&$,. &?I n e p~ $ i c ; t 'coun<ii-' ,... ! : , . : , z !.>,,\<:. , > !,, I..,: $ , " : ? f : , . , p::: :.,_,,A$$, 19?,aqd x$p'se,.,pam.$,h~~,.~eq e,qtered .,-. . ..tg,~,a - .~ t a t e ; ~ g $ C ? l . . . . ., ,. ,. 102of1956. Register, as defined in clause(k)6fthat section; ..?:i:j:lti,:|| |, , . 2 ~ . 6 . x : i j . r ~ 3 r . ~|, , . 2 ~ . 6 . x : i j . r ~ 3 r . ~|, , . 2 ~ . 6 . x : i j . r ~ 3 r . ~|, , . 2 ~ . 6 . x : i j . r ~ 3 r . ~|, , . 2 ~ . 6 . x : i j . r ~ 3 r . ~|, , . 2 ~ . 6 . x : i j . r ~ 3 r . ~|. .. , , . 2 ~ . 6 . x : i j . r ~ 3 r . ~||_4_ii).h-,dause .:..,.-,..,.(h) ofsvb-s~qtfp_(1:)_.of,,.s,ytion ofltheIT,nGan ..,, ..- Medicine Centkal dbuncil"~ct, 1970, and.-whose' name has been|48.of1970.| |||||||||,:,;;:.. .L.....r:?:; antered; ,in a .;St,tel:@egi%t.er; :oS. -lndi-n.:iMedic$~e,a deqnedin|| |||||||||. . X i ~ i ix;.cla~lse(i\..% .of s u b i s e ' ~ t i ~ .(I)'~f:~tih@t .se.ct-i,o~;,,~~d, ..i!,: .: .::+:|| |||||||||> , :T .(>.. . .;,; + , . < + , , ,,,,,.,>-:..:,, : . . ..,.. . . . * 3 : -.>,, , : y j::.-;.),,;<:;;> .;:. .:!! <z!;F:ct (iiginclaus'e( g ),of; s ~ + - ~ e c t , $ ~ , ~ ~ . ) _ . .of .q,stiop.2. . .of.;the|| |||||||||.. Homoeopathy Central ~ o u & i l 'Act:'197$"',and whose name has .1 .;b@efil i nd ,Sf~te. ~dknij&+tfi~::~[a~ :&finedin|59of1973.| |||||||||J '?y.~-t(';*. ;,(2?..,df .&b-:*-it$ijn: '.(I1of;th&$;;&,ctjofi. <;.j:;! :i;::: . .. . + i ! , :::'-.- , >:., ! '< . , " . , , . ; .. . . >: !!.. .'. . < : .# : ; : < < . , 6 . . .. . :, . . ' , ..,..:6.;c.9.;:'fpr:!cm&ta~y..ill: *ps6n71 .,fieang.a,::pe~son ,i isidneed'.of . . . &dtme'i;lt ,(by:.y&a$Ps'ofahy im&t'$1;&sof&+ iotfi$$: than re- ,. ,. . . <>!,$.$ar~pti~n! ;.,,,,.:i.:,:jcj_ ;.?,,:.... , ,.,:,;,;.:I;r: .;.;,<! ;.;,.:,i{.L (<:l ;.i,.1.' . . . ,. . i,. . , , , i > ? ' 7 : 8 . - & . ; : . : v. (ni)~'im&tally' illpri$diki" :;<!. :<@ans ,i<. !a .r&$-'n't8i1$ . .b.. ..;,,.,...' ,ill.''&y?cin ,for \hose detention in, or remoiral.t'd,.ii:psych~at.iic~ho3@ita1, bbyc~atric nursingf!hom.ej, jaM!-:or :otheriplacer.~f isafe r-austody,> .@p.iordemreferred to in section27 ,&,%has ?.:.been m_ade;. . ; L: .:: :*. ,..,. .<c.j:! . ;,<j):.,; ';.>,:j,,;., i 3 :f. ? (n)"minor" meansa ~,Uerson , . whokqqgot completed the agest F :t ..s. .-- , ,. =7--.-. .-, eighteengega; d|| 102 `d 1936,` (0) "notification" means a :notification * publish@& `in,` tK@"cial Gazette; I ( I \ A C ~ ; (p) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules qade under > a I , `4Fis` (q) "psychiatric hospital" or "psychiatric nursing home?' mean& a hospital or, as the case may be, a nursing home established or rnaind tained by the Government or any other person for the treatment a'htl' care of mentally ill persons and includes a convalescent home established or maintained by the Government or any other permi for such mentally ill persons; but does not include any generhl hosp'ital: or general nursing home established or maintained by the Government and which provides also for psychiatric services; , , " , (r,) "psychiatrist" means a medical practitioner possessing a ~ost-graduate degree or diploma in psychiatry, recognised by ;the Medical Council of India, constituted under the Indian, Medical Council Act, 1956, and includes, in relati'on to any State, any medical officer who, having regard to his knowledge and experience in : t ,. psychiatry, has been declared by the Government of that State to ' > hre 3 psy<hiatrist for the purposes of 'thisr~ct; ' (s) "reception order" means an order made under the provisions of this Act for the admission and detention of a mentally ill person in a psychiatric hospital or psychiatric nursing honfe; ' I (t) "relative" includes any person related to the mentally ill person by blood, marriage or adoption; ..> (u) "State Government", in relation to a Uriion territory, meam /[tEie Administrator thereof. ] I ,~ `- x s :` CHAPTER `I1` 3. (1) The Central Glovernment shall establish an Authority for me= tal health with such designation as it may deem fit. Central Authority for ,Mental Health Serqices, ' `(2)` The Authority established under sub-sectioh (1) shall be'sub- ' ject' to the superhtendence, direction and control of the Central Gpvern, ment. (3) The Authority established under sub-section (1) shall' (a) be in charge of regulation, development. directton and coordination with respect to Mental Health Services under the Ce* tral Government and all other mstters which, under this Act, `are` , tlae concern of the Central Government or any offi'cer or authloritg subordinate to the Central Government; (b) supervise the psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric nursing homes and other Mental Health Service Agencies (including places in which mentally ill persons may be kept or detained) under the , control of the Central Government; I i ' t~1 P `L` . - I t i ' '(c) advise the Central Gqveynment pn all matters r~lating t~1 P `L` . - meat31 health; 'and I t N~z%lrcl `Ma@&&` ~ C ~ i l & F t t - f - 1 i I - 1 - I 148 i , - k (a&: &4chaza@ sla& .s$b%r, &wtionsLqwjth r'aqdst.to matt&s relat- - ; - fng to mental health as the Central Government may recp&f9, 'ikxPtiliution.-~or the pwjoses of thb s*ction and section 4, "ql$ntal Health Services" include, in addition to psychiatric hospitals and ~ y c h i a - t& z a g r a g ; !koqes, obswxatbn -wards, c%y+are e~mtw:;e$ Qnpatf &t treatwE&cin~gtg%~I, ik~@p$~b, mbulat~ry trwPImwt, f adit&s and athw facili%jq#, s~~nvalwscent bGmp6 and half+way-homes fop rn@BWY .iu:pei.sQns. 4 44) Tbe 5iiate~Governmen-t shall establjeh `an` Au&&ty for mental h@d$ki Wibh `'sw&` d d g n a t i ~ n a9 it mag deem fit. State Autl~o. rity for Mental Bealth Srvices. (2) The &u%wity eshblished under sub-section (J$'. sbali be subject io the superintendence, direction and control of the State Government. - ,{39 Autho,rity es$ablished, under sub-sect% (1) &h&- `(a)'` be in charge `Q$` repylatiop, d~sceJopmeqt end so-ar#ina%ion - with respeqt to Mp~tal H&th Service9 ~.~n_der. $be m t e , 4 2 w ~ r w e n t a8d aU other matters yhich, underi this Act, are the mp.cm,& the State Government or- g ~ y ofsaer or xuth~rity, subordinate to $he S a t e - Government; I i (b) supervis~ t$er psg~biatric l~os,pitaJs & ~PYCM~C, q ~ r ~ i n g homes aqd oth??r, Me-qtgl Health S w i c e 4g.wcks phcek in which mentally ill persons may be kept or detained) under the c;~;t.sp,I `-sf` t&e &&ah !3%ve~ment; (c) advise the State Government on all matters relating to , men@ health; .aaad (d) discharge such other functions with respect to matters relating to mental health as t h ~ - S p : k G~wernrnent may require. ~f&kb& me?f.,,!K % maintenance of pychia- tric hospitals a d psychiatric nursing homes.

Source: India Code