Mental Treatment Act, 1945

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Mechanical means of bodily restraint.

263.—(1) No person shall apply mechanical means of bodily restraint to a person of unsound mind unless the restraint is necessary for the purposes of medical or surgical treatment or to prevent the person of unsound mind injuring himself or others.

(2) Where any person applies mechanical means of bodily restraint to a person of unsound mind he shall proceed in accordance with regulations to be made by the Minister.

(3) If any person acts in contravention of this section, he shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds.