Mental Treatment Act, 1945

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Application for reception as voluntary patient and as private patient.

191.—(1) Where it is desired to have a person received as a voluntary patient and as a private patient in an approved institution, the appropriate applicant may make written application in that behalf to the person in charge of the institution.

(2) In sub-section (1) of this section, the expression “the appropriate applicant” means—

(a) where the person whose reception is sought is less than sixteen years of age—the parent or guardian of such person,

(b) in any other case—such person himself.

(3) An application under this section shall be accompanied by a recommendation of a registered medical practitioner stating that such practitioner has examined the person whose reception is sought on a specified date not earlier than seven days before the date of the application and is of opinion that he will benefit by the proposed reception.