Mental Health Act 2013
109Authorisation of persons
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109 Authorisation of persons
(1) [Section 109 Subsection (1) amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 112, Applied:25 Sep 2023] The Chief Psychiatrist or the controlling authority of an SMHU may authorise a person, or a member of a class of persons, for the purposes of –
(a) section 64 ; or
(b) any or all of the provisions of this Part; or
(c) any or all of the provisions of Part 4 ; or
(d) any or all of the provisions of Part 3 of Chapter 4 ; or
(e) any or all of the provisions of Schedule 2 –
as specified in the authorisation.
(2) A reference in a provision of this Act to an authorised person is a reference to a person who is authorised under subsection (1) for the purposes of that provision or the Part containing the provision.