section 20
Right to protection from cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment
The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017Health2017126 sections
Statutory text
- (2) A person with mental illness shall not be subjected to any research without his informed consent and where such person is not competent to give consent, the same may be given by his nominated representative: Provided that no research shall be conducted on a person with mental illness which is not directly relevant to his condition or where such research can be performed on a person without mental illness.
- (3) Where any research is conducted on a person with mental illness, it shall be in accordance with the provisions of this Act and such rules as may be prescribed.
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