Right to legal aid

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Statutory text

(1) Every person with mental illness shall have the right to access legal aid to exercise any of his rights under this Act.
(2) The Board shall ensure that any person with mental illness, who is unable to afford to engage a legal practitioner, is provided with free legal aid.
(3) It shall be the duty of every mental health establishment to provide information to a person with mental illness about his right to legal aid and the manner of accessing the same.

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