

On 22/05/2013,
you requested for the version in force on 22/05/2013
incorporating all amendments published on or before 22/05/2013.
The closest version currently available is that of 30/03/1987.

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —
“court” means the High Court and includes any judge of the High Court;
“medical officer” means a registered medical practitioner in the service of the Government;
“medical superintendent” means the medical superintendent of a mental hospital and includes a deputy medical superintendent and an assistant medical superintendent;
“mentally disordered person” means any person found by due course of law to be of unsound mind and incapable of managing himself or his affairs;
“patient” means any person who has been detained or is receiving treatment in a mental hospital;
“psychiatrist” means any registered medical practitioner who has experience in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders and holds a recognised diploma in psychiatry or other equivalent qualification approved by the Director of Medical Services;
“registered medical practitioner” means any person who is registered as a medical practitioner under the provisions of any written law relating to the registration of medical practitioners;
“Registrar” means the Registrar of the Supreme Court and includes a Deputy Registrar;
“treatment” includes observation, inpatient treatment, outpatient treatment and rehabilitation.
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