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Persons may be admitted to retreats on their own application.
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Any habitual drunkard desirous of being admitted into a retreat may make application in writing to the licensee of a retreat for admission into such retreat, and such application shall be in the Form No. 3 in the Second Schedule hereto, and shall state the time during which such applicant undertakes to remain in such retreat. Such application shall be accompanied by the statutory declaration of two persons to the effect that the applicant is an habitual drunkard within the meaning of this Act.
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The signature of the applicant to such application shall be attested by two justices of the peace, and such justices shall not attest the signature unless they have satisfied themselves that the applicant is an habitual drunkard within the meaning of this Act, and have explained to him the effect of his application for admission into a retreat and his reception therein, and such justices shall state in writing, and as a part of such attestation, that the applicant understood the effect of his application for admission and his reception into the retreat.
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Such applicant, after his admission and reception into such retreat, unless discharged or authorised by license as hereinafter provided, shall not be entitled to leave such retreat till the expiration of the term mentioned in his application, and such applicant may be detained therein till the expiration of such term; provided that such term shall not exceed the period of [2
two years].
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[1 See notes to ss. 3, 6.]
[2 Substituted for twelve months by 61 & 62 Vict. c. 60. s. 16.] |
