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The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act 2008 of Singapore [1] was passed in 2008 to regulate the involuntary detention of a person in a psychiatric institution for the treatment of a mental disorder, or in the interest of the health and safety of the person or the persons around him. [2]
Limited Partnerships Act 2008; Mental Capacity Act 2008; Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act 2008; Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Bunker Oil Pollution) Act 2008; Moneylenders Act 2008; Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Act 2008; Patents (Amendment) Act 2008; Property Tax (Amendment) Act 2008
The general principles are set out in section 8 of the Act. Under Singapore's Mental Capacity Act 2008, "a person lacks capacity in relation to a matter if at the material time the person is unable to make a decision for himself or herself in relation to the matter because of an impairment of, or a disturbance in the functioning of, the mind or ...
Proceedings under the Mental Capacity Act [83] begun in the High Court on or after 1 March 2010 are also dealt with by district courts. [84] The High Court has jurisdiction to try all offences committed in Singapore and may also try offences committed outside Singapore in certain circumstances.
After the British had re-established colonial rule in Singapore at the end of World War II, the first person appointed as a psychologist was V W Wilson. He was appointed to the colonial Medical Service on 11 September 1956 on contract from the United Kingdom to build up and incorporate a full psychological service within the mental health programme at Woodbridge. [3]
The Mental Health (Patients in the Community) Act 1995 (c. 52) The Mental Health (Public Safety and Appeals) (Scotland) Act 1999 (asp 1) The Mental Health (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1999 (c. 32) The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, an Act of the Scottish Parliament; The Mental Health Act 2007, an Act of the Parliament of ...
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Pages in category "Mental health in Singapore" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act; Mental health ...