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136 PDFTitle:MENTAL HEALTH ORDINANCEGazette Number:E.R. 1 of 2012
Section:59VHeading:Absence of mentally incapacitated person without permissionVersion Date:09/02/2012

Where a mentally incapacitated person who is for the time being subject to a guardianship order under this Part absents himself without the permission or agreement of the guardian from the place where he is required by the guardian to reside, he may be taken into custody and returned to that place by the guardian or by the Director of Social Welfare, and such reasonable force may be used as is necessary for the purpose.