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CAP. 136]
Mental Health
[1989 Ed.
4.
Appointment of medical superintendents
and assistant medical superintendents
(1) The Governor may appoint any medical officer to be the medical superintendent or an assistant medical superintendent of a mental hospital.
(2) On the application of any registered medical practitioner not in the employment of Government, the Governor may appoint the registered medical practitioner to be the medical superintendent or an assistant medical superintendent of a mental hospital.
(3) Notification of every such appointment shall be published in the Gazette.
5.
Appointment and duties of visitors
(1) The Governor may appoint mental hospital visitors for every mental hospital.
(2) Two or more mental hospital visitors appointed in accordance with subsection (1) shall once at least in every month, together inspect every part of the mental hospital of which they are mental hospital visitors and shall see and examine so far as circumstances permit, every patient therein and shall enter in a book to be kept for that purpose any remarks which they may deem proper in regard to the management and condition of the mental hospital and the patients therein. (Amended 46 of 1988 s. 3)
6. Delegation
A medical superintendent may delegate any of his powers and functions under this Ordinance to any registered medical practitioner and may use and employ to carry out his functions under this Ordinance any employee in a mental hospital.
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PART II
PROCEEDINGS IN INQUIRIES INTO MENTAL DISORDERS
Court may order inquiry
(1) The Court may, on such application as is hereinafter mentioned, make an order directing an inquiry whether any person subject to the jurisdiction of the Court who is alleged to be a mentally disordered person is of unsound mind and incapable of managing himself and his affairs.
(2) Such order may also contain directions for inquiries concerning the nature of the property belonging to the person alleged to be mentally disordered.
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CAP. 136]
Mental Health
[1989 Ed.
4.
Appointment of medical superintendents
and assistant medical superintendents
(1) The Governor may appoint any medical officer to be the medical superintendent or an assistant medical superintendent of a mental hospital.
(2) On the application of any registered medical practitioner not in the employment of Government, the Governor may appoint the registered medical practitioner to be the medical superintendent or an assistant medical super- intendent of a mental hospital.
(3) Notification of every such appointment shall be published in the Gazette.
5.
Appointment and duties of visitors
(1) The Governor may appoint mental hospital visitors for every mental hospital.
(2) Two or more mental hospital visitors appointed in accordance with subsection (1) shall once at least in every month, together inspect every part of the mental hospital of which they are mental hospital visitors and shall see and examine so far as circumstances permit, every patient therein and shall enter in a book to be kept for that purpose any remarks which they may deem proper in regard to the management and condition of the mental hospital and the patients therein. (Amended 46 of 1988 s. 3)
6. Delegation
A medical superintendent may delegate any of his powers and functions under this Ordinance to any registered medical practitioner and may use and employ to carry out his functions under this Ordinance any employee in a mental hospital.
7.
PART II
PROCEEDINGS IN INQUIRIES INTO MENTAL DISORDERS
Court may order inquiry
(1) The Court may, on such application as is hereinafter mentioned, make an order directing an inquiry whether any person subject to the jurisdiction of the Court who is alleged to be a mentally disordered person is of unsound mind and incapable of managing himself and his affairs.
(2) Such order may also contain directions for inquiries concerning the nature of the property belonging to the person alleged to be mentally
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