Application for approval
169 Application for approval
A doctor may apply to the chief psychiatrist for approval for a stated neurosurgeon to perform psychiatric surgery on a person.
The doctor who makes the application must be a psychiatrist.
The application must be in writing and be accompanied by—
a copy of the consent of the person; or
if the consent is in an advance consent direction—a copy of the advance consent direction; or
a copy of an order of the Supreme Court under section 173.
The doctor must, as soon as practicable after giving the application to the chief psychiatrist, give a copy of the application to the person on whom the surgery is proposed to be performed.
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