Indian Lunacy Act 1912
Union territory Act of Chandigarh ยท Act 4 of 191284 provisions2 citing judgments
The enactment
| Type | Act |
|---|---|
| Citation | Act 4 of 1912 |
| Year | 1912 |
| Jurisdiction | Union territory of Chandigarh |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 84 |
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- Section 1 Short title and extent
- Section 2 Savings
- Section 3 Definitions1 citing judgment
- Section 4 Reception of persons in asylum
- Section 5 Application for reception order
- Section 6 Application by whom to be presented
- Section 7 Procedure upon petition for reception order
- Section 8 Detention of lunatic pending enquiry
- Section 9 Consideration of petition
- Section 10 Order
- Section 11 Further provisions as to reception orders on petition
- Section 12 Reception order in case of an European lunatic soldier, sailor or airman
- Section 13 Powers and duties of police in respect of wandering or dangerous lunatics or lunatics cruelly treated or not wider proper care and control1 citing judgment
- Section 14 Reception order in case of wandering and dangerous lunatics
- Section 15 Order in cane of lunatic cruelly treated or not under proper care and control
- Section 16 Detention of alleged lunatic, pending report by medical officer
- Section 17 Commissioners of Police, etc. to act in the Metropolitan towns
- Section 18 Medical certificates
- Section 19 Time and manner of medical examination of lunatic
- Section 20 Authority for reception
- Section 21 Copy of reception order to be sent to person in charge of asylum
- Section 22 Restriction as to asylums into which reception order may direct admission
- Section 23 Detention of lunatics pending removal to asylum
- Section 24 Reception and detention of criminal lunatics
- Section 25 Reception after inquisition
- Section 26 Order for payment of cost of maintenance of lunatic
- Section 28 Appointment of visitors
- Section 29 Monthly inspection by visitors
- Section 30 Inspection of criminal lunatics by Inspector-General or visitors
- Section 31 Order of discharge from asylum by visitors
- Section 33 Order of discharge on undertaking of relative for doe care of the lunatic
- Section 34 Discharge of person subsequently found on inquisition not to be of unsound mind
- Section 35 Removal of lunatics and criminal lunatics
- Section 36 Order to justify detention and re-capture after escape
- Section 37 Jurisdiction in lunacy in Presidency-towns
- Section 38 Court may order inquisition as to persons alleged to be insane
- Section 39 Application by whom to be made
- Section 40 Notice of time and place of inquisition
- Section 41 Powers of Court in respect of attendance and examination of lunatic
- Section 42 Rules respecting attendance and examination of females alleged to be lunatic
- Section 43 Power to direct District Court to make inquisition in certain cases
- Section 44 Amendment of finding of District Court if defective or insufficient in form
- Section 45 Proceeding on finding of Court
- Section 46 Custody of lunatics and management of their estates
- Section 48 Power to make order concerning any matter connected with the lunacy
- Section 49 Power to dispose of lunatic's property for certain purposes
- Section 50 Execution of conveyances and powers by manager under order of Court
- Section 51 Court may order performance of contract
- Section 52 Dissolution and disposal of property of partnership on a member becoming lunatic
- Section 53 Disposal of business premises
- Section 54 Manager may dispose of lease
- Section 55 Assumption of charge by Court of Wards of land belonging to a lunatic in certain cases
- Section 57 Power to order transfer of stock belonging to lunatic in certain cases
- Section 59 Power to apply property for lunatics maintenance in case of temporary lunatic
- Section 60 Proceedings in lunacy to cease or to be set aside if Court finds that the unsoundness of mind has ceased
- Section 61 Power of Court to make rules
- Section 62 Power of District Court to institute inquisition as to person alleged to be lunatic
- Section 65 Inquisition by District Court and finding thereon
- Section 66 Inquisition by subordinate Court on commission issued by District Court and proceedings thereon
- Section 67 Custody of lunatics and management of their estates
- Section 69 Power to direct Collector to take charge of person and estate of lunatic in certain cases
- Section 70 Control over proceedings of Collector
- Section 72 Restriction on appointment of legal heir of lunatic to be guardian of his person
- Section 74 Duties of guardian
- Section 75 Powers of managers
- Section 76 Manager to furnish inventory and annual accounts
- Section 79 Relative may sue for an account
- Section 80 Removal of managers and guardians
- Section 81 Penalty on manager for refusing to deliver accounts or property
- Section 82 Proceedings in lunacy to cease or to be set aside if the court finds that the unsoundness of mind has ceased
- Section 84 State Government may establish or licence the establishment of asylums
- Section 85 Provision for admission of lunatics in asylums outside a State
- Section 86 Payment of cost of maintenance in licensed asylums in certain cases by Government
- Section 87 Application of property in the possession of a lunatic found wandering
- Section 88 Application to Civil Court for order for the payment of cost of maintenance out of the lunatic's estate, or by person bound to maintain him
- Section 89 Order of Court and enforcement
- Section 91 Power of State Government to make rules
- Section 93 Penalty for improper reception or detention of lunatics
- Section 94 Provision as bonds
- Section 97 Protection to persons acting under Act
- Section 98 Power to give effect to warrants and orders of certain Courts outside India
- Section 99 Power to make rules for reception of lunatics received from outside India
- Section 100 Orders under repealed Acts
- Section 101 Repeal of enactments
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