The Lunacy Act, 1912

( ACT NO. IV OF 1912 )

4. Reception of persons in asylum

Reception orders on petition.

5. Application for reception order

6. Application by whom to be presented

7. Procedure upon petition for reception order

8. Detention of alleged lunatic pending inquiry

9. Consideration of petition.

10. Order

11. Further provisions as to reception orders on petition

11B. Reception order in case of lunatics from foreign States in Bangladesh

11A. Power to appoint substitute for the person upon whose application a reception order has been made.

Reception orders otherwise than on petition

12. Reception order in case of a Foreigner lunatic soldier, sailor or airman

13. Powers and duties of police in respect of wandering or dangerous lunatics and lunatics cruelly treated or not under proper care and control

14. Reception order in case of wandering and dangerous lunatics

15. Order in case of lunatic cruelly treated or not under proper care and control

16. Detention of alleged lunatic pending report by medical officer

17. [Omitted]

Further provisions as to reception order and medical certificates.

18. Medical certificates

19. Time and manner of medical examination of lunatic

20. Authority for reception

21. Copy of reception order to be sent to person in charge of asylum

22. [Omitted]

Detention of lunatics pending removal to asylum

23. Detention of lunatics pending removal to asylum

Reception and detention of criminal lunatics

24. Reception and detention of criminal lunatics

Reception after inquisition

25. Reception after inquisition

26. Order for payment of cost of maintenance of lunatic

27. Amendment of order or certificate

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