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The first law to govern mental health in India was the Indian Lunacy Act 1912, [33] which itself drew heavily from the English Lunatics Act 1845. [34] The Indian Psychiatric Society suggested a draft in 1950, however it was only given assent by the President in May 1987, and implemented in 1993 as the Mental Health Act 1987.
In 1859, Agra asylum was also founded by British Government. The Institute of Mental Health and Hospital Agra was established in September 1859, and renamed to Mental Hospital Agra in 1925. Previously it was managed under the provisions of Indian Lunacy Act, 1912. Nowadays it is managed under the provisions of Mental Healthcare Act 2017.
The Mental Health Care Act was passed on 7 April 2017, [2] superseding this 1987 Act and was described in its opening paragraph as "An Act to provide for mental healthcare and services for persons with mental illness and to protect, promote and fulfil the rights of such persons during delivery of mental healthcare and services and for matters ...
The Indian Mental Health Act was drafted by the parliament, but it came into effect in all the states andunion territories of India in April 1993. This act replaced the Indian Lunacy Act of 1912, which had earlier replaced the Indian Lunatic Asylum act of 1858. 1988
The MHCA decriminalizes the attempt to die by suicide. Prior to this act, attempts to die by suicide were penalized with either imprisonment for one year, a fine, or both (Ranjan et al., 2014), under Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code. The MHCA can reduce the stress of individuals who struggle with mental health, as now they can prioritize ...
The Lunacy Act 1845 was a landmark in the treatment of the mentally ill, as it explicitly changed the status of mentally ill people to patients who required treatment. The Act created the Lunacy Commission , headed by Lord Shaftesbury , focusing on reform of the legislation concerning lunacy. [ 21 ]
The Indian Criminal Law Amendment (Tamil Nadu) Act, 1950; The Indian Electricity (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 1980; The Indian Fisheries (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 1927; The Indian Lunacy (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 1938; The Indian Medical Degrees (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 1940; The Indian Partnership (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 1959; The ...
The law in place at the time of transfer was the Indian Lunacy Act of 1858, which was a simplified version of the Shaftesbury's Act for the Regulation of the Care and Treatment of Lunatics passed on 4 August 1845 (Lee 1978, p. 206).