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.
Bill Document
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Mental Health Bill, 2015.pdf
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HEA3-18-Report on the Mental Health Bill, 2014.pdf
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Mental Health Act 2018.pdf
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Parliament passes delayed mental health Bill into law.pdf
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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.
Bill is still at First Reading, the first reading being the first stage of a Bill passage through the Floor of Parliament and is usually a formality, it takes place without debate, and the first reading of a Bill can occur anytime in a parliamentary session.
Second Reading
Bill is in the second stage. The second reading is the first opportunity for MPs to debate the main principles of the Bill. It usually takes place up to 45 days after the first reading.
Third Reading
Parliament is passing the Bill. The third reading is the final chance for the Members of Parliament to debate the contents of a Bill. Here debate on the Bill is usually short and limited to what is actually in the Bill rather than, as at the second reading, what might have been included.
Presentation/Waiting Assent
Waiting for Assent. Bill is waiting for the President to assent to it. When the Floor of Parliament has passed a Bill, it shall be presented to the President, and the President shall declare either that he assents to the Bill or that he withholds assent.
Assented by President
The Bill is now an Act of Parliament. When a Bill has completed all its parliamentary stages on the floor of Parliament, it must have President Assent before becoming an Act of Parliament (law). President Assent is the State agreement to make the Bill into an Act and it is a formality.
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Bill passed on 25/12/2018
The Bill is now an Act of Parliament. When a Bill has completed all its parliamentary stages on the floor of Parliament, it must have President Assent before becoming an Act of Parliament (law). President Assent is the State agreement to make the Bill into an Act and it is a formality.
Bill Withdrawn on 01/01/1970