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FORUM 2

MENTAL HEALTH ORDINANCE. 1960,

(No. 35 of 1960).

(Section 31).

Order by a magistrate or Justice of the peace authorizing the removal to a mental hospital for the purpose of detention and observation

of a person alleged to be a mentally disordered person.

I

of

*a magistrate/justice

of the peace having received an application from

of

stating

that be bas reason to believe that

of

is a mentally disordered person, in exercise of the powere conferred on me by subsection (1) of section 31 of the Mental Health Ordinance, 1960, hereby authorize the removal of the said

to the Mental Hospital

at

known as ..................................

and situate for the purpose of detention and observation as a patient under observation during a period not exceeding seven days from and including the date of this order.

Dated this

day of

19........

* Magistrate/Juniice of the Peace.

of an order made on the

day of

19..

in accordance with the provisions of subsection (1) of section 31 of that Ordinance by

A | magistrate/justice of the peace * (and în pursuance of an extension to that order ninde on the

by

day of

12......

........... a * magistrate/justice of

the peace in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2) of sce tion 32 of that Ordinance); and

(b) we are of the opinion that it is necessary that the said

abould be detained in the

said Mental Hospital for a further period of days for the purpose of observation, investigation and treatment. The reasons which, in my opinion, render it necessary that the said should be so detained for such further period are--

Dated this

day of

19....

Registered medical practitioner. The reasons which, in my opinion, render it necessary that the said should be so detained for such Further period are-

* Delete whichever is inapplicable. Note: The period of detention authorized by this order will expire at midnight

on the seventh day, counting the date of the order as the first day.

Dated this

day of

19.******

Registered medical practitioner, Countersigned in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2) of see- tion 32 of the Mental Health Ordinance. 1960, this day of

19....****

FORM 3.

MENTAL HEALTH ORDINANCE. 1960.

(No. 35 of 1960).

(Section 32).

Certificate of medical practitioners for extention of period of detention for observation.

To: The Medical Superintendent of the

Mental Hospital known as

situate at

We

of

And

Note:

Magistrate.

The period of each extension is limited to seven days. The first day of the first extended period will be the day immediately after the expiration of the order under section 31: see the note to Form 2. There cannot be more than two extensions.

* Delete if (napplicable.

of

and

registered medical practitioners,

of subsection (1) of section 32

To:

hereby certify in porsuance of the provisions of the Mental Health Ordinance. 1960, thai-

(0) we have examined *

separately/together

of

who is now detained in the above-mentioned Mental Hospital by virtue

FORM 4.

MENTAL HEALTH ORDINANCE, 1960. (No. 35 of 1960).

(Section 33).

Application for reception of a temporary patient.

The Medical Superintendent of the Mental Hospital known as

situate at

and

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