September 13, 2026

Section 10 – Mental Healthcare Act: Duty to Follow Advance Directive

The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 — back to Table of Contents

Section 10. Duty to follow advance directive

It shall be the duty of every medical officer in charge of a mental health establishment and the psychiatrist in charge of a person’s treatment to propose or give treatment to a person with mental illness, in accordance with his valid advance directive, subject to section 11.