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The Prisons Act, 1894; The Prisoners' Act, 1900; Lunacy Act, 1912; The Punjab Borstal Act, 1926; Good Conduct Prisoners Probation Release Act, 1926; Punjab Employees Efficiency, Discipline and Accountability Act, (PEEDA) 2006; Rules and Regulations (1818 to 2010) Regulation III of 1818 (A Regulation for the Confinement of State Prisoners)
Since the Pakistan inception, lunacy act was being used . It was not until 1992 that efforts to improve it started . It was through a Presidential order that Mental Health Ordinance 2001 were introduced at an conference at Islamabad. It was hosted by Prof Mubasshar Hussain Malik. [25] 2002. The European Brain Council was founded in Brussels.
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.
Pakistan Army Act, 1952; Pakistan Army Amendment Bill 2023; Pakistan Navy (Amendment) Act, 2020; Pakistan Navy Ordinance, 1961; S. Supreme Court (Practice and ...
In the jurisdiction of England and Wales, the Madhouses Act 1774 originated what later became Metropolitan Commissioners in Lunacy, under the Madhouses Act 1828.The Lunacy Acts 1890–1922 referred to "lunatics", but the Mental Treatment Act 1930 changed the legal term to "person of unsound mind", an expression which was replaced under the Mental Health Act 1959 by "mental illness".
Pakistan's suicide rate is below the worldwide average. The 2015 global rate was 9.5 per 100,000 people [31] (in 2008, 11.6). Suicides represent some 0.9% of all deaths. Pakistan's death rate, as given by the World Bank, is 7.28 per 1000 people in 2016 (the lowest rate in the 2006-2018 period). In 2015, the suicide rate in Pakistan was ...
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 Lunacy (Scotland) Act 1868 (29 & 30 Vict. c. 51) The Criminal and Dangerous Lunatics (Scotland) Amendment Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 55) The Lunacy Districts (Scotland) Act 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 39) The Lunacy (Ireland) Acts 1821 to 1890 was the collective title of the following Acts: [1] The Lunacy (Ireland) Act 1821 (1 & 2 Geo. 4. c 33 ...