Table 1. Summary of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act 2008 with cross-reference the UK Mental Health Act 1983/2007.

Form	Maximum duration of involuntary hospitalisation	Order requirements	Equivalent section of the UK Act
1	72 hours	A designated medical practitioner working at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) applies the Act based on the risk posed by patients to themselves or others	Section 4
2	1 month	A designated medical practitioner working at the IMH applies the Act if the risk posed by patients to themselves or others is still present	Section 2
3	6 months	Two independent designated medical practitioners, one of whom is a psychiatrist working at the IMH, apply the Act if the risk posed by patients to themselves or others is still present	Section 3