Cap. 658 Art. 8Duties of medical practitioners.

(1) Medical practitioners shall respect and give effect to any valid and applicable directives.

(2) Medical practitioners shall not incur any civil or criminal liability for acting in accordance with a valid and applicable directive.

(3) Where reasonable doubt arises as to the existence, validity or applicability of a directive, any necessary treatment to prevent serious and imminent deterioration of the appearer’s condition shall be provided pending clarification or a decision by the competent court.

(4) Any question as to the existence, validity or applicability of a directive shall be determined by the Civil Court (Voluntary Jurisdiction Section).

(5) Any proceedings in accordance with this Act shall be initiated by an application filed in the said Court as mentioned in sub-article (4), which shall be determined within a period not exceeding ten (10) days from the date of its filing in the registry of the court. The Court may, where it considers appropriate, appoint one (1) or more experts to assist it in its decision.