LUNACY.
-1906.
No. 3 of 1906.
1659
No. 1 of 1906, incorporated in No. 1 of 1845.
No. 2 of 1906, incorporated in No. 3 of 1890.
No. 3 of 1906.
An Ordinance relating to the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court with respect to the care and commitment of the custody of the persons and estates of lunatics.
[1st June, 1906.]
Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
*
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Lunacy Ordinance, 1906.
Short title.
Interpreta-
2. In this Ordinance and in the Lunacy Act, 1890, (hereinafter called the Act), in so far as it is applied to the Colony by this Ordinance-
(a) "Great Seal" in the Act shall be interpreted to include the seal of the Supreme Court, and the provisions of the Act with respect to the Lord Chancellor or the Court of Chancery or any judge in England shall be interpreted to include the said Supreme Court in its equity jurisdiction and the judges thereof; and every officer (however designated) of the said Supreme Court or judge thereof having or executing functions of the like kind or analogous to the functions of any officer (however designated) acting under the direction of the said Lord Chancellor, of the Court of Chancery, or of any judge in England shall be deemed to be within the meaning of any of the provisions of the Act respecting such last-mentioned officers.
(b) "Lunatic" means an idiot or person of unsound mind.
(c) "The Treasury" in section 148 of the Act shall be interpreted to include the Governor in Council.
tion. 53 Vict. c. 5.
3. The Supreme Court in relation to the persons and estates of lunatics shall have, in addition to the powers conferred upon it by the Supreme Court Ordinance, 1873, such jurisdiction as may be exercised in England by the Lord Chancellor or other judge or judges of the Supreme Court of Judicature under the provisions of the Act, or any Act amending the same.
Supreme Court.
Ordinance No. 3 of 1873.
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
LUNACY.
-1906.
No. 3 of 1906.
1659
No. 1 of 1906, incorporated in No. 1 of 1845.
No. 2 of 1906, incorporated in No. 3 of 1890.
No. 3 of 1906.
An Ordinance relating to the jurisdiction of the Supreme [Originally
Court with respect to the care and commitment of the No. 3 of 1906. custody of the persons and estates of lunatics.
[1st June, 1906.]
Law Rev. Ord., 1924.]
*
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Lunacy Ordinance, Short title. 1906.
Interpreta-
2. In this Ordinance and in the Lunacy Act, 1890, (hereinafter called the Act), in so far as it is applied to the n Colony by this Ordinance-
(a) "Great Seal" in the Act shall be interpreted to include the seal of the Supreme Court, and the provisions of the Act with respect to the Lord Chancellor or the Court of Chancery or any judge in England shall be interpreted to include the said Supreme Court in its equity jurisdiction and the judges thereof; and every officer (however designated) of the said Supreme Court or judge thereof having or executing func- tions of the like kind or analogous to the functions of any officer (however designated) acting under the direction of the said Lord Chancellor, of the Court of Chancery, or of any judge in England shall be deemed to be within the meaning of any of the provisions of the Act respecting such last-mentioned officers.
(b) “Lunatic" means an idiot or person of unsound mind. (c) "The Treasury" in section 148 of the Act shall be interpreted to include the Governor in Council.
tion. 53 Vict. c. 5.
3. The Supreme Court in relation to the persons and Jurisdiction estates of lunatics shall have, in addition to the powers of Supreme conferred upon it by the Supreme Court Ordinance, 1873, Court. such jurisdiction as may be exercised in England by the Ordinance Lord Chancellor or other judge or judges of the Supreme No. 3 of 1873. Court of Judicature under the provisions of the Act, or any Act amending the same.
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
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