Mental Health Act, 2001
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PART 2 Involuntary admission of persons to approved centres | ||
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Criteria for involuntary admission to approved centres. |
8.—(1) A person may be involuntarily admitted to an approved centre pursuant to an application under section 9 or 12 and detained there on the grounds that he or she is suffering from a mental disorder. | |
(2) Nothing in subsection (1) shall be construed as authorising the involuntary admission of a person to an approved centre by reason only of the fact that the person— | ||
(a) is suffering from a personality disorder, | ||
(b) is socially deviant, or | ||
(c) is addicted to drugs or intoxicants. | ||
(3) The Commission shall, from time to time, issue guidelines for staff in approved centres in relation to the provisions of this section. |