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imprisonment or an indictable offence of which the magistrate has convicted the accused summarily, may be or is alleged to be a mentally disordered person, the court or magistrate may remand such person- (Amended 46 of 1988 s. 19)
(i) to a mental hospital; or
(ii) to a prison; or
(iii) to a training centre established under section 3 of the Training Centres Ordinance (Cap.280) in the case of a person not less than 16 years of age but under 21 years of age; or
(iv) to a place of detention appointed under section 16 of the Juvenile Offenders Ordinance (Cap.226) in the case of child or young person within the meaning of that Ordinance, for observation, investigation and treatment for any period not exceeding 14 days and on the making of any such order shall adjourn the proceedings against such person for such period and may extend such period of 14 days by further periods of 7 days each so that the total period of remand does not in any case exceed 42 days.
(b) Without prejudice to the provisions of any other Ordinance, any person remanded under paragraph (a) to a prison, a training centre or a place of detention for observation, investigation and treatment may be removed in the custody of an officer of the Correctional Services Department or a public officer appointed by the Director of Social Welfare in the case of a child or young person, from the prison, training centre or place of detention for the purpose of attending a Government psychiatric clinic for observation, investigation and treatment.
(c) The Training Centres Ordinance (Cap.280) shall apply mutatis mutandis to any person remanded to a training centre under paragraph (a) for observation, investigation and treatment.
(d) The Remand Home Rules (Cap.226 sub. leg.) shall apply to any child or young person remanded to a place of detention under paragraph (a) for observation, investigation and treatment.
(Replaced 3 of 1968 s. 3)
(2) (a) A court or magistrate may, in lieu of remanding a person under subsection (1), admit him to bail in accordance with the periods specified in subsection (1) on his procuring or producing such surety or sureties as the court or magistrate thinks fit.
(b) In the case of any person admitted to bail under paragraph (a) it shall be a condition of the recognizance-
(i) that he shall undergo observation, investigation and treatment by a medical officer at such mental hospital or
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CAP. 136]
Mental Health
[1989 Ed.
imprisonment or an indictable offence of which the magistrate has convicted the accused summarily, may be or is alleged to be a mentally disordered person, the court or magistrate may remand such person- (Amended 46 of 1988 s. 19)
(i) to a mental hospital; or
(ii) to a prison; or
(iii) to a training centre established under section 3 of the Training Centres Ordinance (Cap. 280) in the case of a person not less than 16 years of age but under 21 years of age; or
(iv) to a place of detention appointed under section 16 of the Juvenile Offenders Ordinance (Cap. 226) in the case of child or young person within the meaning of that Ordinance, for observation, investigation and treatment for any period not exceeding 14 days and on the making of any such order shall adjourn the proceedings against such person for such period and may extend such period of 14 days by further periods of 7 days each so that the total period of remand does not in any case exceed 42 days.
(b) Without prejudice to the provisions of any other Ordinance, any person remanded under paragraph (a) to a prison, a training centre or a place of detention for observation, investigation and treatment may be removed in the custody of an officer of the Correctional Services Department or a public officer appointed by the Director of Social Welfare in the case of a child or young person, from the prison, training centre or place of detention for the purpose of attending a Government psychiatric clinic for observation, investigation and treatment.
(c) The Training Centres Ordinance (Cap. 280) shall apply mutatis mutandis to any person remanded to a training centre under paragraph (a) for observation, investigation and treatment. (d) The Remand Home Rules (Cap. 226 sub. leg.) shall apply to any child or young person remanded to a place of detention under paragraph (a) for observation, investigation and treatment.
(Replaced 3 of 1968 s. 3)
(2) (a) A court or magistrate may, in lieu of remanding a person under subsection (1), admit him to bail in accordance with the periods specified in subsection (1) on his procuring or producing such surety or sureties as the court or magistrate thinks fit.
(b) In the case of any person admitted to bail under paragraph (a) it
shall be a condition of the recognizance-
(i) that he shall undergo observation, investigation and treatment by a medical officer at such mental hospital or
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