Mental Treatment Act, 1945

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Statement of reasons for refusal of chargeable patient reception order.

173.—(1) Where a resident medical superintendent or other medical officer of a district mental hospital refuses to make a chargeable patient reception order, he shall give to the applicant for the relevant recommendation for reception a statement in writing under his hand of the reasons for the refusal, shall send a copy of the statement to the Minister, and shall give the Minister all such additional information as the Minister may require as to the circumstances of the refusal.

(2) On a refusal to make a chargeable patient reception order, the Minister may communicate such facts relative to the refusal as he thinks proper to the person in relation to whom the order was sought or to any other bona fide inquirer.