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TRANSFER UNDER THE
MENTAL HEALTH ACT


49. On forming an opinion that an inmate
 (a)
is a mentally disordered person, and
 (b)
requires
 
 (i)
medical treatment in a Provincial mental health facility designated under the Mental Health Act, and
 
 (ii)
care, supervision and control in a Provincial mental health facility for his own protection or welfare, or for the protection of others,
the medical officer shall so advise the director and assist him in arranging removal or transfer of the inmate to a Provincial mental health facility.
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