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MENTAL HOSPITALS ACT
Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)
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MENTAL HOSPITALS ACT
ACT
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
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
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
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
Mental Hospitals Regulations – Section 10 (Gazettes 27 May 1911, Gazettes 12 October 1912 and 5 February 1914, S. I. 15/193)