Section 43: Order of discharge of a patient.

An order for discharge in respect of a patient detained under any section of this Part may be made-(a) by the responsible medical officer or by the medical director of the hospital, where the patient is detained pursuant to an application for admission of observation; or
(b) by the responsible medical officer, the medical director, or by the nearest relation, where the patient is detained pursuant to an application for admission for treatment:
Provided that in other cases, the order shall be made pursuant to the responsible medical officer's report that the circumstances leading to his detention in the first place no longer exist.