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Mental Health
[1989 Ed.
(2) An amendment made under this section shall be effective as from the date of the reception.
62. Application of property of a mentally disordered person found wandering
Any movable property which may be in the possession of a mentally disordered person found wandering at large may be sold by order of a District Judge, and the proceeds thereof, or such part of the same as may be necessary, applied towards the payment of the charge of the lodging and maintenance of such person and of any other expenses incurred on his behalf.
(Amended 35 of 1969 s. 2)
63. Enforcement of cost of maintenance
(1) The Court, on the application of the Attorney General and on being satisfied that a patient including a person who has been received into a mental hospital in accordance with section 76 of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Cap. 221) has property which may be applied towards his maintenance or that any person is legally bound to maintain the patient and has sufficient means to enable him to do so, may make an order for the recovery of the cost of the maintenance of the patient, together with the costs of the application, out of the property of the patient or from such person.
(2) Any order made in accordance with the provisions of subsection (1) shall be of the same force and effect and subject to the same appeal as a judgment or order made by the Court in any proceedings in respect of the property or of the person therein mentioned.
64. Saving
Nothing in this Ordinance shall effect or take away from the liability of any person to maintain a mentally disordered person.
65. Offences against patients
(1) Any attendant, nurse, servant or other person employed in a mental hospital who ill-treats or wilfully neglects any patient shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $5,000 and imprisonment for 2 years. (Amended 46 of 1988 s. 24)
(2) Without prejudice to section 125 of the Crimes Ordinance (Cap. 200), any man who is an officer on the staff of, or is otherwise employed in-
(a) a mental hospital, and has unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman who is detained in that hospital;
46
CAP. 136]
Mental Health
[1989 Ed.
(2) An amendment made under this section shall be effective as from the date of the reception.
62. Application of property of a mentally
disordered person found wandering
Any movable property which may be in the possession of a mentally disordered person found wandering at large may be sold by order of a District Judge, and the proceeds thereof, or such part of the same as may be necessary, applied towards the payment of the charge of the lodging and maintenance of such person and of any other expenses incurred on his behalf.
(Amended 35 of 1969 s. 2)
63. Enforcement of cost of maintenance
(1) The Court, on the application of the Attorney General and on being satisfied that a patient including a person who has been received into a mental hospital in accordance with section 76 of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Cap. 221) has property which may be applied towards his maintenance or that any person is legally bound to maintain the patient and has sufficient means to enable him to do so, may make an order for the recovery of the cost of the maintenance of the patient, together with the costs of the application, out of the property of the patient or from such person.
(2) Any order made in accordance with the provisions of subsection (1) shall be of the same force and effect and subject to the same appeal as a judgment or order made by the Court in any proceedings in respect of the property or of the person therein mentioned.
64. Saving
Nothing in this Ordinance shall effect or take away from the liability of any person to maintain a mentally disordered person.
65. Offences against patients
(1) Any attendant, nurse, servant or other person employed in a mental hospital who ill-treats or wilfully neglects any patient shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $5,000 and imprisonment for 2 years. (Amended 46 of 1988 s. 24)
(2) Without prejudice to section 125 of the Crimes Ordinance (Cap. 200), any man who is an officer on the staff of, or is otherwise employed in-
(a) a mental hospital, and has unlawful sexual intercourse with a
woman who is detained in that hospital;
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