Object of the Bill
The object of this Bill is to provide for cal-c and treatment for persons with mental illness, at primary health centres: to provide for the admission in, for the treatment and for the discharge from, health units and mental health units. of persons with mental illness; to ensure that persons with mental illness are enabled to seek treatment voluntarily: to ensure the safety and protection of persons with mental illness and the protection of their rights and the safety of the people who come into contact with them; and to establish the Mental Health Advisory Board.
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The Mental Health Bill, 2014
Sponsored By Rt. Hon. Ruhakana Rugunda (Minister of Health)
Committee: The Committee on Health
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First Reading/Committee
First read in the 9th Parliament and re-introduced in the 10th Parliament on the 5th of October, 2015
Second Reading
Bill read for the second time.
Third Reading
Bill is passed by Parliament
Presentation/Waiting Assent
Bill is waiting to be assented by the President
Assented by President
Bill is now an Act.
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Bill passed on 2018-12-25
Bill is now an Act.
Bill Withdrawn on