section 95
Prohibited procedures
The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017Health2017126 sections
Statutory text
- (1) The following procedures shall be prohibited for the treatment of mental illness:
- (a) electro-convulsive therapy without the use of muscle relaxants and anaesthesia;
- (b) electro-convulsive therapy for minors;
- (c) sterilisation of a person with mental illness;
- (d) chaining of a person with mental illness in any manner whatsoever.
- (2) Any person who performs any of the procedures mentioned in sub-section (1) shall be liable to be punished under this Act.
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