Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:India
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| gptkbp:compatibleWith |
gptkb:United_Nations_Convention_on_the_Rights_of_Persons_with_Disabilities
|
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
2017
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_India
|
| gptkbp:establishes |
Central Mental Health Authority
Mental Health Review Boards State Mental Health Authority |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
|
| gptkbp:mandate |
nominated representative for persons with mental illness
advance directives for mental healthcare |
| gptkbp:prohibits |
chaining of persons with mental illness
electroconvulsive therapy for minors electroconvulsive therapy without anesthesia |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to provide for mental healthcare and services for persons with mental illness
to protect, promote and fulfill the rights of such persons |
| gptkbp:repealedBy |
gptkb:Mental_Health_Act,_1987
|
| gptkbp:rightProvided |
right to information
right to confidentiality right to access mental healthcare right to community living right to equality and non-discrimination right to legal aid right to protection from cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment |
| gptkbp:section |
Section 115 decriminalizes suicide attempt
Section 19 provides right to community living Section 23 provides right to information Section 24 provides right to confidentiality Section 27 provides right to legal aid Section 21 provides right to protection from cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment Section 18 provides right to access mental healthcare Section 22 provides right to equality and non-discrimination |
| gptkbp:startDate |
29 May 2018
|
| gptkbp:website |
https://main.mohfw.gov.in/sites/default/files/Mental%20Healthcare%20Act%2C%202017.pdf
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Mental_Healthcare_Act
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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