Singapore legislation
Section 7
Section 7
Refusal of assessment
(1)
Where an individual or a vulnerable adult refuses to be assessed under section 6, the Director‑General or a protector is not required to exercise any power under that section.
(2)
Despite subsection (1), the Director‑General or a protector may exercise any power under section 6 in relation to the individual or vulnerable adult —
if the Director‑General or protector has reason to believe that the individual or vulnerable adult concerned lacks the mental capacity to refuse the assessment, and the Director‑General or protector is satisfied that carrying out the assessment would be in the individual’s or vulnerable adult’s best interests; or
in accordance with an order of the court under subsection (3).
(3)
Where an individual or a vulnerable adult does not lack mental capacity but refuses to be assessed under section 6 or refuses to be removed for the purpose of an assessment under that section, the court may, on an application made by the Director‑General or a protector, make an order authorising the Director‑General or a protector to exercise any power under section 6(1) in relation to that individual or vulnerable adult, if the court —
is satisfied, on a balance of probabilities, that the individual or vulnerable adult has experienced, or is experiencing or at risk of, abuse, neglect or self‑neglect; and
is of the view that such an order is necessary for the protection and safety of the individual or vulnerable adult.
(4)
In making an order under subsection (3), the court may direct the Director‑General or a protector to return the individual or vulnerable adult concerned to such place or to the care of such person, after the individual’s or vulnerable adult’s assessment, as the court thinks fit.