CAP. 136]
Mental Health
[1989 Ed.
temporary provision for his maintenance or the maintenance of his family, the Court may in the manner provided by section 24 direct his property or a sufficient part of it to be applied for the purpose aforesaid.
26. Order for detention of mentally disordered person
When upon any inquiry under this Part any person has been found by the Court to be of unsound mind and incapable of managing himself and his affairs, the Court shall either make an order for such person to be received into a mental hospital and send him in suitable custody, together with the order for his reception, to the mental hospital named in such order, or, if any friend or relative of such person shall undertake in writing to the satisfaction of the Court that such person shall be properly taken care of and shall be prevented from doing injury to himself or others, make him over to the care of such friend or relative.
27. Annulling proceedings
(1) When any person has been found of unsound mind and it shall be shown to the Court, either on the application of such person or of any other person acting on his behalf or on the information of any other person, that there is reason to believe that such unsoundness of mind has ceased, the Court may make an order for inquiry whether such person is still of unsound mind and incapable of managing himself and his affairs.
(2) The inquiry shall be conducted in the same manner subject to the same rules as are hereinbefore described for an inquiry into the unsoundness of mind of a person alleged to be mentally disordered.
(3) If it be found on such inquiry that the unsoundness of mind has ceased, the Court shall order all proceedings in such matter to cease or to be set aside on such terms and conditions as under the circumstances of the case shall appear proper.
28. Discharge of person found on inquiry not to be of unsound mind
When after inquiry into the unsoundness of mind of any person detained in a mental hospital, the Court has made an order under section 27 that the proceedings shall cease or be set aside, the medical superintendent of the mental hospital shall forthwith, on the production of a certified copy of such order, discharge from such mental hospital the person whose unsoundness of mind has ceased.
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