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CAP. 136]

Mental Health Regulations

[1989 Ed.

[Subsidiary]

6. Execution of documents

No patient may execute any document without the prior permission of the medical superintendent who may withhold such permission if he considers such action necessary or desirable.

7. Employment of patients

A patient may be employed on such work in a mental hospital as the medical superintendent may consider necessary or desirable.

8. Possession of articles without lawful authority

No patient shall have in his possession, without the authority of the medical superintendent, any article and any such article found in his possession may be confiscated by the medical superintendent.

9. Restriction on receipt by patient of certain things

(1) The medical superintendent, in his absolute discretion, may order that a patient shall not receive, other than in accordance with his authority, any money, clothing, food, drink, medicine, drug, tobacco, letter, postal packet, paper, book, tool or other article or thing or any one of such articles or things, or that any specific article or thing of such type shall not be given to or conveyed to a patient.

(2) Any person who, knowingly, sends to, brings to, conveys or throws into or deposits in a mental hospital or conveys to any patient or deposits with a view to its coming into the possession of any patient, any such article or thing as is described in subregulation (1) in contravention of an order made under that subregulation shall be guilty of an offence and on summary conviction shall be liable to a fine of $1,000.

(3) Any article or thing brought, conveyed, thrown or deposited in contravention of an order made under subregulation (1) may be confiscated by the medical superintendent, whether or not any person has been convicted of an offence in connection with the contravention.

(4) If the medical superintendent has reason to suspect that any visitor to a mental hospital has in his possession any article or thing with intent to act in contravention of the provisions of subregulation (1), he may require such visitor to permit himself to be searched:

Provided that nothing in this subregulation shall authorize the searching of a female other than by a female.

10. Prohibition of entry into a mental hospital

Any person who enters a mental hospital without lawful authority or excuse shall be guilty of an offence and on summary conviction shall be liable to a fine of $500.

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CAP. 136] Mental Health Regulations [1989 Ed. [Subsidiary] 6. Execution of documents No patient may execute any document without the prior permission of the medical superintendent who may withhold such permission if he considers such action necessary or desirable. 7. Employment of patients A patient may be employed on such work in a mental hospital as the medical superintendent may consider necessary or desirable. 8. Possession of articles without lawful authority No patient shall have in his possession, without the authority of the medical superintendent, any article and any such article found in his possession may be confiscated by the medical superintendent. 9. Restriction on receipt by patient of certain things (1) The medical superintendent, in his absolute discretion, may order that a patient shall not receive, other than in accordance with his authority, any money, clothing, food, drink, medicine, drug, tobacco, letter, postal packet, paper, book, tool or other article or thing or any one of such articles or things, or that any specific article or thing of such type shall not be given to or conveyed to a patient. (2) Any person who, knowingly, sends to, brings to, conveys or throws into or deposits in a mental hospital or conveys to any patient or deposits with a view to its coming into the possession of any patient, any such article or thing as is described in subregulation (1) in contravention of an order made under that subregulation shall be guilty of an offence and on summary conviction shall be liable to a fine of $1,000. (3) Any article or thing brought, conveyed, thrown or deposited in contravention of an order made under subregulation (1) may be confiscated by the medical superintendent, whether or not any person has been convicted of an offence in connection with the contravention. (4) If the medical superintendent has reason to suspect that any visitor to a mental hospital has in his possession any article or thing with intent to act in contravention of the provisions of subregulation (1), he may require such visitor to permit himself to be searched: Provided that nothing in this subregulation shall authorize the searching of a female other than by a female. 10. Prohibition of entry into a mental hospital Any person who enters a mental hospital without lawful authority or excuse shall be guilty of an offence and on summary conviction shall be liable to a fine of $500.

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A 2 CAP. 136] Mental Health Regulations [1989 Ed. [Subsidiary] 6. Execution of documents No patient may execute any document without the prior permission of the medical superintendent who may withhold such permission if he considers such action necessary or desirable. 7. Employment of patients A patient may be employed on such work in a mental hospital as the medical superintendent may consider necessary or desirable. 8. Possession of articles without lawful authority No patient shall have in his possession, without the authority of the medical superintendent, any article and any such article found in his possession may be confiscated by the medical superintendent. 9. Restriction on receipt by patient of certain things (1) The medical superintendent, in his absolute discretion, may order that a patient shall not receive, other than in accordance with his authority, any money, clothing, food, drink, medicine, drug, tobacco, letter, postal packet, paper, book, tool or other article or thing or any one of such articles or things, or that any specific article or thing of such type shall not be given to or conveyed to a patient. (2) Any person who, knowingly, sends to, brings to, conveys or throws into or deposits in a mental hospital or conveys to any patient or deposits with a view to its coming into the possession of any patient, any such article or thing as is described in subregulation (1) in contravention of an order made under that subregulation shall be guilty of an offence and on summary conviction shall be liable to a fine of $1,000. (3) Any article or thing brought, conveyed, thrown or deposited in contravention of an order made under subregulation (1) may be confiscated by the medical superintendent, whether or not any person has been convicted of an offence in connection with the contravention. (4) If the medical superintendent has reason to suspect that any visitor to a mental hospital has in his possession any article or thing with intent to act in contravention of the provisions of subregulation (1), he may require such visitor to permit himself to be searched: Provided that nothing in this subregulation shall authorize the searching of a female other than by a female. 10. Prohibition of entry into a mental hospital Any person who enters a mental hospital without lawful authority or excuse shall be guilty of an offence and on summary conviction shall be liable to a fine of $500.

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