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Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

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57. Person of unsound mind found by inquisition

Nothing in this Act so far as it relates to the admission into the mental hospital shall apply to persons of unsound mind so found by inquisition.

57. Person of unsound mind found by inquisition

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

10. Appointment of Mental Hospital

11. Escape of patient from Mental Hospital

12. Discharge and absence of persons on trial

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

26. Interim orders in case of appeal

27. Voluntary patients

28. Provision for temporary treatment without certification of certain persons

29. Urgency Orders

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. Inmates 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

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

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

50. Removal of mental patient to place outside Saint Lucia

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

56. Saving prerogative of the Crown

58. Regulations

59. Appointment of visitors of mental hospitals

62. Substitution of terms