Section 9

Any police officer or medical social officer may apprehend any person whom he has reason to suspect is mentally disordered and poses a risk of danger to himself or to other persons or to any property.

The police officer or medical social officer who has apprehended a person under subsection (1) shall immediately after the apprehension, bring

Mental Health

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him to a designated medical practitioner in a psychiatric facility for examination.