ACT
(Acts 8 of 1895, 1 of 1942, 6 of 1943 and 4 of 1956)
Act 8 of 1895 .. in force 16 August 1895
Amended by Act 1 of 1942, 6 of 1943 and 4 of 1956
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
| 1. | Short title |
| 2. | Interpretation |
| 3. | Inquiry as to whether person is of unsound mind |
| 4. | Medical certificate |
| 5. | False medical certificate |
| 6. | Adjudication of unsoundness of mind |
| 7. | Custody of person of unsound mind |
| 8. | Jurisdiction of magistrate |
| 9. | Appeal from adjudication of unsoundness of mind |
Mental Hospitals
| 10. | Appointment of Mental Hospital |
| 11. | Escape of patient from Mental Hospital |
| 12. | Discharge and absence of persons on trial |
Licensed Houses
| 13. | Duty of licensee |
| 14. | Visitation of licenseed houses |
| 15. | Records as to licensed houses |
| 16. | Escape of patient from licensed house |
| 17. | Absence of patient from licensed house |
| 18. | Death of patient in licensed house |
| 19. | Discharge of licensee at his or her own request |
| 20. | Removal of person of unsound mind at request of friends |
| 21. | Removal of person of unsound mind ill-treated or neglected |
| 22. | Release of person of unsound mind |
| 23. | Appeal by licensee |
| 24. | Appeal where order refused |
| 25. | Execution of order of removal |
Interim Orders
| 26. | Interim orders in case of appeal |
Temporary Treatment
| 27. | Voluntary patients |
| 28. | Provision for temporary treatment without certification of certain persons |
| 29. | Urgency orders |
Inmates of Unsound Mind
| 30. | Appointment of mental hospital for inmates |
| 31. | Insanity before verdict |
| 32. | Special verdict when accused found guilty but insane at date of act or omission charged, and orders thereon |
| 33. | Inmatess of unsound mind |
| 34. | Inmate insane at expiration of sentence |
| 35. | Absence on trial of inmate of unsound mind |
| 36. | Discharge of inmate of unsound mind |
| 37. | Retaking inmate of unsound mind |
Maintenance of Persons of Unsound Mind
| 38. | Application of property belonging to person of unsound mind for his or her maintenance |
| 39. | Power of court to sell and give conveyance of real or personal property |
| 40. | Vesting of property belonging to a person of unsound mind in Administrator General |
| 41. | Expense of maintaining pauper persons of unsound mind |
Offences in Reference to Persons of Unsound Mind
| 42. | Ill-treating patients in mental hospital |
| 43. | Rescue and permitting escape of patient from mental hospital |
| 44. | Offences by person in charge of person of unsound mind on trial |
| 45. | Ill-treating person of unsound mind on trial and obstructing visitor |
| 46. | Taking charge of person of unsound mind without licence prohibited |
| 47. | Ill-treating person of unsound mind in licensed house |
| 48. | Obstructing visitor of licensed house |
| 49. | Obstructing execution of order for delivery or removal of person of unsound mind |
Transfer of Persons of Unsound Mind from this Island
| 50. | Removal of mental patient to place outside Saint Lucia |
Transfer of Persons of Unsound Mind to this Island
| 51. | Power to make arrangements for receiving person of unsound mind from any other Windward Island |
| 52. | Reception and treatment of person of unsound mind |
| 53. | Release and sending back of person ceasing to be of unsound mind |
| 54. | Cost of maintenance of person of unsound mind received from other island |
| 55. | Settlement of question as to amount payable for person of unsound mind |
Miscellaneous
| 56. | Saving prerogative of the Crown |
| 57. | Person of unsound mind found by inquisition |
| 58. | Regulations |
| 59. | Appointment of visitors of mental hospitals |
| 60. | Procedure |
| 61. | Forms |
| 62. | Substitution of terms |
| Schedule | |
AN ACT to provide for the custody of persons of unsound mind.
Commencement [16 August 1895]