Health (Mental Services) Act, 1981
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Interpretation. |
3.—In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires— | |
“authorised medical practitioner” means a registered medical practitioner holding an appointment or providing services as a consultant psychiatrist in a psychiatric centre; | ||
“authorised officer” means an officer of a health board who is of a class designated by the Minister for the purposes of this Act; | ||
“district psychiatric centre” means a hospital or unit designated as such a centre under section 9 ; | ||
“medical officer in charge” means an authorised medical practitioner who is— | ||
(a) in relation to a district psychiatric centre, the chief psychiatrist of the centre, | ||
(b) in relation to a registered psychiatric centre, the chief medical officer of the centre, or | ||
(c) for the time being acting on behalf of such chief psychiatrist or chief medical officer; | ||
“the Minister” means the Minister for Health; | ||
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations; | ||
“psychiatric centre” means a district psychiatric centre or a registered psychiatric centre; | ||
“registered medical practitioner” means a person whose name is entered in the General Register of Medical Practitioners established under section 26 of the Medical Practitioners Act, 1978 ; | ||
“registered psychiatric centre” means a hospital, unit, institution or premises registered or deemed to be registered as such a centre under section 10 ; | ||
“registered psychiatric home” has the meaning assigned by section 12 ; | ||
“review board” means a psychiatric review board under section 37 ; | ||
“special psychiatric centre” means a special psychiatric centre under section 30 . |