Bare Acts
Mental Health Act, 1987
Central · 1987
Chapter Section 1
S. 1
Short title, extent and commencement
Chapter Section 2
S. 2
Definitions
Chapter Section 3
S. 3
Central Authority for Mental Health Services
Chapter Section 4
S. 4
State Authority for Mental Health Services
Chapter Section 5
S. 5
Establishment or maintenance of psychiatric hospitals and nursing homes
Chapter Section 6
S. 6
Establishment or maintenance of psychiatric hospitals or psychiatric nursing homes only with licence
Chapter Section 7
S. 7
Application for licence
Chapter Section 8
S. 8
Grant or refusal of licence
Chapter Section 9
S. 9
Duration and renewal of licence
Chapter Section 10
S. 10
Psychiatric hospital and psychiatric nursing home to be maintained in accordance with prescribed conditions
Chapter Section 11
S. 11
Revocation of licence
Chapter Section 12
S. 12
Appeal
Chapter Section 13
S. 13
Inspection of psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric nursing homes and visiting of patients
Chapter Section 14
S. 14
Treatment of out-patients
Chapter Section 15
S. 15
Request by major for admission as voluntary patient
Chapter Section 16
S. 16
Request by guardian for admission of a ward
Chapter Section 17
S. 17
Admission of, and regulation with respect to, voluntary patients
Chapter Section 18
S. 18
Discharge of voluntary patients
Chapter Section 19
S. 19
Admission of mentally ill persons under certain special circumstances
Chapter Section 20
S. 20
Application for reception order
Chapter Section 21
S. 21
Form and contents of medical certificates
Chapter Section 22
S. 22
Procedure upon application for reception order
Chapter Section 23
S. 23
Powers and duties of police officers in respect of certain mentally ill persons
Chapter Section 24
S. 24
Procedure on production of mentally ill person
Chapter Section 25
S. 25
Order in case of mentally ill person cruelly treated or not under proper care and control
Chapter Section 26
S. 26
Admission as inpatient after inquisition
Chapter Section 27
S. 27
Admission and detention of mentally ill prisoner
Chapter Section 28
S. 28
Detention of alleged mentally ill person pending report by medical officer
Chapter Section 29
S. 29
Detention of mentally ill person pending his removal to psychiatric hospital or psychiatric nursing home
Chapter Section 30
S. 30
Time and manner of medical examination of mentally ill person
Chapter Section 31
S. 31
Authority for reception order
Chapter Section 32
S. 32
Copy of reception order to be sent to medical officer in-charge
Chapter Section 33
S. 33
Restriction as to psychiatric hospitals; and psychiatric nursing homes into which reception order may direct admission
Chapter Section 34
S. 34
Amendment of order or document
Chapter Section 35
S. 35
Power to appoint substitute for person upon whose application reception order has been made
Chapter Section 36
S. 36
Officers competent to exercise powers and discharge functions of Magistrate under certain sections
Chapter Section 37
S. 37
Appointment of Visitors
Chapter Section 38
S. 38
Monthly inspection by Visitors
Chapter Section 39
S. 39
Inspection of mentally ill prisoners
Chapter Section 40
S. 40
Order of discharge by medical officer in charge
Chapter Section 41
S. 41
Discharge of mentally ill persons on application
Chapter Section 42
S. 42
Order of discharge on the undertaking of relatives or friends, etc., for due care of mentally ill person
Chapter Section 43
S. 43
Discharge of person on his request
Chapter Section 44
S. 44
Discharge of person subsequently found on inquisition to be of sound mind
Chapter Section 45
S. 45
Leave of absence
Chapter Section 46
S. 46
Grant of leave of absence by Magistrate
Chapter Section 47
S. 47
Removal of mentally ill person from one psychiatric hospital or psychiatric nursing home to any other psychiatric hospital or psychiatric nursing home
Chapter Section 48
S. 48
Admission, detention and retaking in certain cases
Chapter Section 49
S. 49
Appeal from orders of Magistrate
Chapter Section 50
S. 50
Application for judicial inquisition
Chapter Section 51
S. 51
Issues on which finding should be given by District Court after inquisition
Chapter Section 52
S. 52
Provision for appointing guardian of mentally ill person and for manager of property
Chapter Section 53
S. 53
Appointment of guardian of mentally ill person
Chapter Section 54
S. 54
Appointment of manager for management of property of mentally ill person
Chapter Section 55
S. 55
Appointment of manager by Collector
Chapter Section 56
S. 56
Manager of property to execute bond
Chapter Section 57
S. 57
Appointment and remuneration of guardians and managers
Chapter Section 58
S. 58
Duties of guardian and manager
Chapter Section 59
S. 59
Powers of manager
Chapter Section 60
S. 60
Manager to furnish inventory and annual accounts
Chapter Section 61
S. 61
Manager's power to execute conveyances under orders of District Court
Chapter Section 62
S. 62
Manager to perform contracts directed by District Court
Chapter Section 63
S. 63
Disposal of business premises
Chapter Section 64
S. 64
Manager may dispose of leases
Chapter Section 65
S. 65
Power to make order concerning any matter connected with mentally ill person
Chapter Section 66
S. 66
Proceeding if accuracy of inventory or accounts is impugned
Chapter Section 67
S. 67
Payment into public treasury and investment of proceeds of estate
Chapter Section 68
S. 68
Relative may sue for account
Chapter Section 69
S. 69
Removal of managers and guardians
Chapter Section 70
S. 70
Dissolution and disposal of property of partnership on a member becoming mentally ill
Chapter Section 71
S. 71
Power to apply property for maintenance of mentally ill person without appointing manager in certain cases
Chapter Section 72
S. 72
Power to order transfer of stock, securities or shares belonging to mentally ill person in certain cases
Chapter Section 73
S. 73
Power to order transfer of stock, securities or shares of mentally ill persons residing out of India
Chapter Section 74
S. 74
Power to apply property for mentally ill person's maintenance in case of temporary mental illness
Chapter Section 75
S. 75
Action taken in respect of mentally ill person to be set aside if District Court finds that his mental illness has ceased
Chapter Section 76
S. 76
Appeals
Chapter Section 77
S. 77
Power of District Court to make regulations
Chapter Section 78
S. 78
Cost of maintenance to be borne by Government in certain cases
Chapter Section 79
S. 79
Application to District Court for payment of cost of maintenance out of estate of mentally ill person or from a person legally bound to maintain him
Chapter Section 80
S. 80
Persons legally bound to maintain mentally ill person not absolved from such liability
Chapter Section 81
S. 81
Mentally ill persons to be treated without violation of human rights
Chapter Section 82
S. 82
Penalty for establishment or maintenance of psychiatric hospital or psychiatric nursing home in contravention of Chapter III
Chapter Section 83
S. 83
Penalty for improper reception of mentally ill person
Chapter Section 84
S. 84
Penalty for contravention of sections 60 and 69
Chapter Section 85
S. 85
General provision for punishment of other offences
Chapter Section 86
S. 86
Offences by companies
Chapter Section 87
S. 87
Sanction for prosecution
Chapter Section 88
S. 88
Provision as to bonds
Chapter Section 89
S. 89
Report by medical officer
Chapter Section 90
S. 90
Pension, etc., of mentally ill person payable by Government
Chapter Section 91
S. 91
Legal aid to mentally ill person at State expense in certain cases
Chapter Section 92
S. 92
Protection of action taken in good faith
Chapter Section 93
S. 93
Construction of references to certain laws, etc.
Chapter Section 94
S. 94
Power of Central Government and State Government to make rules
Chapter Section 95
S. 95
Rules made by Central Government or the State Government to be laid before the Legislature
Chapter Section 96
S. 96
Effect of Act on other laws
Chapter Section 97
S. 97
Power to remove difficulty
Chapter Section 98
S. 98
Repeal and saving