Central · Act 10 of 2017

Section 9 — Advance directive not to apply to emergency treatment.

The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017

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The advance directive shall not apply to the emergency treatment given under section 103 to a person who made the advance directive.

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More sections of this actSection 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Determination of mental illness.Section 4 · Capacity to make mental healthcare and treatment decisions.Section 5 · Advance directive.Section 6 · Manner of making advance directive.Section 7 · Maintenance of online register.Section 8 · Revocation, amendment or cancellation of advance directive.
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