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Section 45 - Mental Healthcare Act, 2017

CHAPTER VIII

STATE MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY

45. Establishment of State Authority.-

Every State Government shall, within a period of nine months from the date on which this Act receives the assent of the President, by notification, establish, for the purposes of this Act, an Authority to be known as the State Mental Health Authority.

Related Sections

Section 99: Research
Section 100: Duties of police officers in respect of persons with mental illness
Section 116: Bar of jurisdiction
Section 53: Functions of chief executive officer of State Authority
Section 40: Officers and other employees of Central Authority

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