Mental Disorders Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament
This Act has been repealed.It was replaced by Mental Health Act, 2019 (No. 6 of 2019). Read this one for the law as it stood, not as it is now.
The Mental Disorders Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia. It contains 44 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Mental Disorders Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Mental Disorders Act
- S. 1S hort title
- S. 2I nterpretation
- S. 3A pplication of Act to persons detained under previous written laws
- S. 4A pplication of Act to warrants issued under previous written laws
- S. 5C lassification of mentally disordered and defective persons
- S. 6A uthority for detention of patients
- S. 7M agistrate may order apprehension in certain cases
- S. 8O fficer may apprehend without warrant in certain cases
- S. 9(1) Where a magistrate has instituted an inquiry, at any time prior to the Inquiry into state of
- S. 10M agistrate may interrogate patient and must obtain certificate
- S. 11A djudication order
- S. 12P rocedure when no adjudication order made
- S. 13C ontrol orders
- S. 14R emoval out of Zambia
- S. 15D etention during removal
- S. 16P atient to remain in place to which removed
- S. 17H igh Court jurisdiction
- S. 18After making an adjudication order, the magistrate shall make an investigation Investigation into
- S. 19P owers of Registrar and Administrator-General
- S. 20(1) Where an adjudication order has been made and any two medical Discharge on
- S. 21C onditional release permit
- S. 22R e-entry into Zambia of patient removed by warrant
- S. 23Any person who was- Patients discharged in
- S. 24(1) If an application for an order or an order is found to be in any respect Amendment of orders
- S. 25F alse statements, entries and wilful obstruction
- S. 26C onniving at escape of patient
- S. 27F ailure to report on re-entering Zambia
- S. 28F ailure to comply with order
- S. 29P enalties
- S. 30A ppeals
- S. 31H usband, wife or relative may apply to Court for inquiry
- S. 32L imitations of actions by patients
- S. 33R eturn of records to Court
- S. 34P lace of, admittance to and powers of hearing
- S. 35(1) When any person is detained under the provisions of this Act in any place, Cost of maintenance
- S. 36M edical certificates evidence of certain facts
- S. 37V isitation of patients
- S. 38R eference in written laws to lunatics
- S. 39(1) The Minister may, by statutory instrument, make regulations for the due Regulations
- S. ISection I
- S. IISection II
- S. IIISection III
- S. IVSection IV
- S. VSection V