Registration of mental health establishment

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(1) No person or organisation shall establish or maintain a mental health establishment unless it is registered under the provisions of this Act: Provided that any mental health establishment in existence at the commencement of this Act shall apply for registration within a period of six months from such commencement: Provided further that if such mental health establishment fails to apply for registration within the said period, it shall cease to function.
(2) The State Authority shall be the registering authority for mental health establishments for the purpose of this Act.
(3) The State Authority shall, after receipt of an application for registration from a mental health establishment, verify the application and if the establishment fulfils the prescribed standards, register and grant a certificate of registration to the mental health establishment.
(4) Every mental health establishment shall, unless the registration is cancelled earlier, be valid for a period of five years from the date of issue of the certificate of registration.
(5) The application for renewal of registration shall be made in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed, not less than six months before the expiry of the period of valid registration.

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