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On 19/05/2013, you requested for the version in force on 19/05/2013 incorporating all amendments published on or before 19/05/2013. The closest version currently available is that of 20/12/1997.
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Patient’s rights to make informed decisions on his treatment not affected
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—(1)  Section 3 or 10 shall not derogate from any duty of a medical practitioner to inform a patient who is conscious and capable of exercising a rational judgment of all the various forms of treatment that may be available in his particular case so that the patient may make an informed judgment as to whether a particular form of treatment should, or should not, be undertaken.
(2)  This Act shall not affect the right of a patient to make decisions in relation to the use of extraordinary life-sustaining treatment, so long as he is able to do so.