Health (Mental Services) Act, 1981
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Application for recommendation for reception. |
15.—(1) Where it is desired to have a person received, detained and treated in a psychiatric centre application in the prescribed form may be made to a registered medical practitioner for a recommendation (in this Act referred to as a recommendation for reception) for the reception, detention and treatment of that person in that centre. | |
(2) An application for a recommendation for reception of a person may be made— | ||
(a) by a parent or guardian of that person, | ||
(b) by the spouse of that person ordinarily resident with that person, or by a brother or sister of that person being so resident and being over 18 years of age, | ||
(c) by a son or daughter of that person being over 18 years of age, | ||
(d) at the request of a parent, guardian or spouse, or of a brother, sister, son or daughter being over 18 years of age, by an authorised officer, | ||
(e) under section 16 by a member of the Garda Síochána, | ||
(f) subject to subsection (3), by an authorised officer, or | ||
(g) subject to subsection (3), by any other person. | ||
(3) In the case of an application under subsection (2) (f) or (g), the application shall contain a statement of the reasons why it is so made, of the connection of the applicant with the person to whom the application relates and of the circumstances in which the application is made. |