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1670

No. 5 of 1906. MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY.

(c) any trust validly created; or

(d) any disposition duly made or effected,

if such judgment or order was pronounced or made or such charge or trust created or such disposition made or effected prior to the 15th day of June, 1906.

[Originally

No. 6 of 1906.

Law Rev. Ord., 1924.]

**

Short title.

Interpreta-tion.

Persons of unsound mind.

Establish-ment and management of asylums.

Visitors of asylums.

No. 6 of 1906.

An Ordinance to provide for the establishment of asylums for the detention, custody and care of persons of unsound mind, and others.

[22nd June, 1906.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Asylums Ordinance, 1906.

2. In this Ordinance, "asylum" means any institution or place which the Governor may declare to be an asylum for the detention, custody, and care of persons of unsound mind.

3. For the purposes of this Ordinance, every person shall be deemed to be of unsound mind who is so far deranged in mind as to render it either necessary or expedient that such person, either for his own sake or in the public interests, should be placed and kept under control.

[s. 4, rep. No. 12 of 1912.]

5. The Governor may declare that certain institutions or places shall be asylums for the detention, custody and care of persons of unsound mind, and the Governor in Council may make regulations for the management and conduct of asylums.

6. The Governor may appoint fit and proper persons to be visitors of any such asylums. Such visitors shall be at liberty to enter any such asylum at all times and make such inquiry or examination therein as may be deemed necessary and shall make such reports to the Colonial Secretary as may be required by order of the Governor.

*As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.

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1670 No. 5 of 1906. MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY. (c) any trust validly created; or (d) any disposition duly made or effected, if such judgment or order was pronounced or made or such charge or trust created or such disposition made or effected prior to the 15th day of June, 1906. [Originally No. 6 of 1906. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.] ** Short title. Interpreta-tion. Persons of unsound mind. Establish-ment and management of asylums. Visitors of asylums. No. 6 of 1906. An Ordinance to provide for the establishment of asylums for the detention, custody and care of persons of unsound mind, and others. [22nd June, 1906.] 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Asylums Ordinance, 1906. 2. In this Ordinance, "asylum" means any institution or place which the Governor may declare to be an asylum for the detention, custody, and care of persons of unsound mind. 3. For the purposes of this Ordinance, every person shall be deemed to be of unsound mind who is so far deranged in mind as to render it either necessary or expedient that such person, either for his own sake or in the public interests, should be placed and kept under control. [s. 4, rep. No. 12 of 1912.] 5. The Governor may declare that certain institutions or places shall be asylums for the detention, custody and care of persons of unsound mind, and the Governor in Council may make regulations for the management and conduct of asylums. 6. The Governor may appoint fit and proper persons to be visitors of any such asylums. Such visitors shall be at liberty to enter any such asylum at all times and make such inquiry or examination therein as may be deemed necessary and shall make such reports to the Colonial Secretary as may be required by order of the Governor. *As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
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1670 No. 5 of 1906. MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY. (c) any trust validly created; or (d) any disposition duly made or effected, if such judgment or order was pronounced or made or such charge or trust created or such disposition made or effected prior to the 15th day of June, 1906. [Originally No. 6 of 1906. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.] ** Short title. Interpreta- tion. Persons of unsound mind. Establish- ment and management of asylums. Visitors of asylums. No. 6 of 1906. An Ordinance to provide for the establishment of asylums for the detention, custody and care of persons of unsound mind, and others. [22nd June, 1906.] 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Asylums Ordinance, 1906. 2. In this Ordinance, "asylum" means any institution or place which the Governor may declare to be an asylum for the detention, custody, and care of persons of unsound mind. 3. For the purposes of this Ordinance, every person shall be deemed to be of unsound mind who is so far deranged in mind as to render it either necessary or expedient that such person, either for his own sake or in the public interests, should be placed and kept under control. [s. 4, rep. No. 12 of 1912.] 5. The Governor may declare that certain institutions or places shall be asylums for the detention, custody and care of persons of unsound mind, and the Governor in Council may make regulations for the management and conduct of asylums. 6. The Governor may appoint fit and proper persons to be visitors of any such asylums. Such visitors shall be at liberty to enter any such asylum at all times and make such inquiry or examination therein as may be deemed necessary and shall make such reports to the Colonial Secretary as may be required by order of the Governor. *As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
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1670

No. 5 of 1906. MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY.

(c) any trust validly created; or

(d) any disposition duly made or effected,

if such judgment or order was pronounced or made or such charge or trust created or such disposition made or effected prior to the 15th day of June, 1906.

[Originally

No. 6 of 1906.

Law Rev. Ord., 1924.]

**

Short title.

Interpreta- tion.

Persons of unsound mind.

Establish- ment and management of asylums.

Visitors of asylums.

No. 6 of 1906.

An Ordinance to provide for the establishment of asylums for the detention, custody and care of persons of unsound mind, and others.

[22nd June, 1906.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Asylums Ordinance, 1906.

2. In this Ordinance, "asylum" means any institution or place which the Governor may declare to be an asylum for the detention, custody, and care of persons of unsound mind.

3. For the purposes of this Ordinance, every person shall be deemed to be of unsound mind who is so far deranged in mind as to render it either necessary or expedient that such person, either for his own sake or in the public interests, should be placed and kept under control.

[s. 4, rep. No. 12 of 1912.]

5. The Governor may declare that certain institutions or places shall be asylums for the detention, custody and care of persons of unsound mind, and the Governor in Council may make regulations for the management and conduct of asylums.

6. The Governor may appoint fit and proper persons to be visitors of any such asylums. Such visitors shall be at liberty to enter any such asylum at all times and make such inquiry or examination therein as may be deemed necessary and shall make such reports to the Colonial Secretary as may be required by order of the Governor.

*As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.

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