s. 123 123 Registered medical practitioner to specify facts S. 123 substituted by No. 32/1990 s. 26(1). (1) A registered medical practitioner who signs any S. 123(1) amended by recommendation or certificate in connection with Nos 23/1994 s. 118(Sch. 1 the making of an involuntary treatment order or item 38.20), the admission of any person to an approved 98/1995 s. 58(2), mental health service must— 76/2003 s. 27(5)(b)(i). (a) specify the facts upon which the opinion that the person to whom the recommendation or certificate relates is mentally ill is based; and (b) distinguish the facts personally observed from— (i) facts not personally observed; and S. 123(1)(b)(ii) (ii) facts communicated to the registered amended by medical practitioner by any other No. 23/1994 s. 118(Sch. 1 person. item 38.20). S. 123(2) (2) A person may be made subject to an involuntary amended by treatment order or admitted to an approved mental Nos 23/1994 s. 118(Sch. 1 health service on a recommendation or certificate item 38.20), which relies upon facts not personally observed by 98/1995 the registered medical practitioner if the registered s. 58(2), 76/2003 medical practitioner— s. 27(5)(b)(ii). (a) has reasonable grounds for relying on those facts; and (b) has— (i) personally observed some fact which supports the recommendation or certificate; or
S. 123 substituted by No. 32/1990 s. 26(1). 123 Registered medical practitioner to specify facts s. 123 S. 123(1) amended by Nos 23/1994 s. 118(Sch. 1 item 38.20), 98/1995 s. 58(2), 76/2003 s. 27(5)(b)(i). (1) A registered medical practitioner who signs any recommendation or certificate in connection with the making of an involuntary treatment order or the admission of any person to an approved mental health service must— (a) specify the facts upon which the opinion that the person to whom the recommendation or certificate relates is mentally ill is based; and (b) distinguish the facts personally observed from— (i) facts not personally observed; and S. 123(1)(b)(ii) amended by No. 23/1994 s. 118(Sch. 1 item 38.20). (ii) facts communicated to the registered medical practitioner by any other person. S. 123(2) amended by Nos 23/1994 s. 118(Sch. 1 item 38.20), 98/1995 s. 58(2), 76/2003 s. 27(5)(b)(ii). (2) A person may be made subject to an involuntary treatment order or admitted to an approved mental health service on a recommendation or certificate which relies upon facts not personally observed by the registered medical practitioner if the registered medical practitioner— (a) has reasonable grounds for relying on those facts; and (b) has— (i) personally observed some fact which supports the recommendation or certificate; or
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