section 6
Manner of making advance directive
The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017Health2017126 sections
Statutory text
- (1) Any person, who is making an advance directive under section 5, shall make it in writing and it shall be signed by the person.
- (2) The advance directive shall be—
- (a) signed by the person making the directive in the presence of at least one witness and the witness shall also sign the advance directive; or
- (b) thumb impression of the person in the presence of at least one witness and the witness shall also sign the advance directive.
- (3) A copy of the advance directive may be given to the nominated representative, if any, and the medical officer in charge or the mental health professional, as the case may be, at the time of admission to a mental health establishment. ---
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