Mental Health Act, 2019 (No. 6 of 2019)
ZambiaAct of Parliament2019No. No. 6 of 2019
In force, and amended by 1 amendment Act. Check the amendments before relying on the wording of a section.
The Mental Health Act, 2019 (No. 6 of 2019) is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia enacted in 2019. It contains 55 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Mental Health Act, 2019 (No. 6 of 2019) and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Mental Health Act, 2019 (No. 6 of 2019)
- S. 1Short title
- S. 2Interpretation
- S. 3General principles for determination of condition of mental
- S. 4Legal Capacity
- S. 5Duty to respect and uphold rights and dignity of mental patients
- S. 6Prohibition of discrimination, degrading treatment and use of
- S. 7Promotion of mental health and preventive programmes
- S. 8Establishment of National Mental Health Council
- S. 9Seal of Council
- S. 10Functions of Council
- S. 11Board of Council
- S. 12Functions of Board
- S. 13Delegation of functions of Board
- S. 14Executive Director and other staff
- S. 15Access to mental health services
- S. 16Right of mental patient
- S. 17Responsibilities of mental patient
- S. 18Privacy, dignity and confidentiality
- S. 19Standards of care and treatment
- S. 20Notice of health care standards and rights
- S. 21Minimum standards for mental health facilities
- S. 22Consent to admission, treatment, care, rehabilitation and
- S. 23Proxy consent to treatment
- S. 24Advance decision
- S. 25Admission, treatment, care, support, rehabilitation or palliation
- S. 26Involuntary admission and treatment in emergency
- S. 27Special treatment
- S. 28Clinical or experimental research and development of drugs
- S. 29Designation of health facility for forensic mental patients
- S. 30Admission of forensic mental patient to designated health
- S. 31Referral of forensic mental patient between designated health
- S. 32Forensic mental patient who absconds
- S. 33Periodic review of mental health status of forensic mental
- S. 34Assessment of mental health status of inmate
- S. 35Treatment, care, rehabilitation and palliation of inmates with
- S. 36Referral of mentally ill inmate or unconvicted inmate to
- S. 37Review of mental health status of mentally ill inmate
- S. 38Discharge procedure of mentally ill inmate
- S. 39Regulations
- S. 40General penalty
- S. 41Repeal of Mental Disorder Act, No. 21 of 1949
- S. 42Savings and transitional provisions
- S. 2013of drugs
- S. IPRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
- S. IILEGAL CAPACITY AND RIGHTS OF MENTAL PATIENTS
- S. IIITHE NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNCIL
- S. IVMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
- S. IXSPECIAL TREATMENT
- S. VRIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF MENTAL PATIENTS
- S. VISTANDARDS OF CARE AND TREATMENT
- S. VIICONSENT
- S. VIIIADMISSION, TREATMENT, CARE, REHABILITATION OR PALLIATION
- S. XCRIMINAL PROCEDURES FOR FORENSIC MENTAL PATIENTS
- S. XIMENTALLY OF ILL INMATES AND UNCONVICTED INMATES
- S. XIIGENERAL PROVISIONS