Mental Health Amendment Act 55 of 1987

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55 of 1987

The Mental Health Amendment Act 55 of 1987 intends:

to amend the Mental Health Act, 1973 [repealed in 2004], so as
- to alter obsolete designations;
- to authorize the Minister of Justice to assign powers or duties entrusted to him in terms of the said Act; and
- to grant leave to President's patients to be absent from institutions or places where they are being detained; and
to provide for incidental matters.

23 September 1987