Skip to Main Content
Go to ILO main website
Français
Español
Home
ZWE-1996-L-46824
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Mental Health Act, 1996 (No. 15 of 1996).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Zimbabwe
Subjects (Classification)
Equality of opportunity and treatment; Non-discrimination
Adopted on (Date of text)
1996
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Governs the treatment of mentally ill persons in mental institutions. Inter alia, forbids sexual relations between institution staff and patients and regulates the use of restraining devices.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2004 (ZWE-2004-L-72803)
Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (No. 23/2004).
Serial region
Serial title
Official Gazette, Acts
Page range
pp. 151-220