Section 24: Restriction on release of information in respect of mental illness.

The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017Central Act · Act 10 of 2017

(1) No photograph or any other information relating to a person with mental illness undergoing treatment at a mental health establishment shall be released to the media without the consent of the person with mental illness.

(2) The right to confidentiality of person with mental illness shall also apply to all information stored in electronic or digital format in real or virtual space.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
Section	24
Marginal note	Restriction on release of information in respect of mental illness.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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