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therein stated to have been formed by the person certifying on such facts, as if the matters therein appearing had been verified on oath.
68. Copy of reception order to be sent to the person in charge of the mental hospital
The Court making an order under section 26 or a District Judge, magistrate or justice of the peace making an order under section 31 shall forthwith send a certified copy of the order to the medical superintendent of the mental hospital into which any person is ordered to be received.
(Amended 35 of 1969 s. 2; 50 of 1969 s. 3)
68A. Duty to give information to detained patients
The medical superintendent of every mental hospital, and the Superintendent of the Correctional Services Psychiatric Centre, shall take such steps as are reasonably practicable to ensure that every patient in the hospital or the Centre, as the case may be, and a relative of every patient, understand—
(a) under which of the provisions of this Ordinance the patient is for the time being detained and the effect of that provision;
(b) what rights of applying to the tribunal are available to the patient in respect of his detention under that provision; and
(c) what rights are available to the patient to apply for his discharge, and those steps shall be taken as soon as practicable after the commencement of the patient's detention under the provision in question.
(Added 46 of 1988 s. 27)
69. Protection of persons carrying out the provisions of this Ordinance
(1) Where a person has made application for the removal or detention of any person under the provisions of this Ordinance, or signed or carried out, or done any act with a view to signing or carrying out, an order purporting to be an order for removal or detention, or any report, application, recommendation, or certificate purporting to be a report, application, recommendation, or certificate under this Ordinance, or has done anything or given any advice in a professional capacity in pursuance of this Ordinance, he shall not be liable to any civil or criminal proceedings whether on the ground of want of jurisdiction or on any other ground unless he has acted in bad faith or without reasonable care.
(2) No proceedings, civil or criminal, shall be brought against any person in any Court in respect of any such matter as is mentioned in subsection (1), without the leave of the Court, and leave shall not be given unless the Court is
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therein stated to have been formed by the person certifying on such facts, as if the matters therein appearing had been verified on oath.
68. Copy of reception order to be sent to the
person in charge of the mental hospital
The Court making an order under section 26 or a District Judge, magistrate or justice of the peace making an order under section 31 shall forthwith send a certified copy of the order to the medical superintendent of the mental hospital into which any person is ordered to be received.
(Amended 35 of 1969 s. 2; 50 of 1969 s. 3)
68A. Duty to give information to detained patients
The medical superintendent of every mental hospital, and the Superintendent of the Correctional Services Psychiatric Centre, shall take such steps as are reasonably practicable to ensure that every patient in the hospital or the Centre, as the case may be, and a relative of every patient, understand—
(a) under which of the provisions of this Ordinance the patient is for
the time being detained and the effect of that provision;
(b) what rights of applying to the tribunal are available to the patient
in respect of his detention under that provision; and
(c) what rights are available to the patient to apply for his discharge, and those steps shall be taken as soon as practicable after the commencement of the patient's detention under the provision in question.
(Added 46 of 1988 s. 27)
69. Protection of persons carrying out
the provisions of this Ordinance
(1) Where a person has made application for the removal or detention of any person under the provisions of this Ordinance, or signed or carried out, or done any act with a view to signing or carrying out, an order purporting to be an order for removal or detention, or any report, application, recommendation, or certificate purporting to be a report, application, recommendation, or certificate under this Ordinance, or has done anything or given any advice in a professional capacity in pursuance of this Ordinance, he shall not be liable to any civil or criminal proceedings whether on the ground of want of jurisdiction or on any other ground unless he has acted in bad faith or without reasonable
care.
(2) No proceedings, civil or criminal, shall be brought against any person in any Court in respect of any such matter as is mentioned in subsection (1), without the leave of the Court, and leave shall not be given unless the Court is
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