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Table of Contents
Content
Preamble -
INDIAN LUNACY ACT, 1912
Part I -
PRELIMINARY
Chapter I -
CHAPTER I
Section 1 -
Short title and extent
Section 2 -
Savings
Section 3 -
Definitions
Part II -
RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF LUNATICS
Chapter II -
RECEPTION OF LUNATICS
Section 4 -
Reception of persons in asylum
Section 5 to 11 -
Reception Order on Petition
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 11-A -
Power to appoint substitute for the person upon whose application a reception order has been made
Section 11-B -
Reception order in case of lunatics from foreign States in India
Section 12 to 17 -
Reception Order otherwise than 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 control
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 to 23 -
Further provisions as to reception orders and medical certificates
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 to 24 -
Reception and detention of criminal lunatics
Section 24 -
Reception and detention of criminal lunatics
Section 25 to 26 -
Reception after inquisition
Section 25 -
Reception after inquisition
Section 26 -
Order for payment of cost of maintenance of lunatic
Section 27 to 30 -
Amendment of order or certificate
Section 27 -
Amendment of order or certificate
Chapter III -
CARE AND TREATMENT VISITORS
Section 28 -
Appointment of visitors
Section 29 -
Monthly inspection by visitors
Section 30 -
Inspection of criminal lunatics by Inspector-General or visitors
Section 31 to 34 -
Discharge of lunatics
Section 31 -
Order of discharge from asylum by visitors
Section 32 -
Discharge of lunatics in other cases and of European military lunatics
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 to 35 -
Removal of lunatic
Section 35 -
Removal of lunatics and criminal lunatics
Section 36 to 36 -
Escape and re-capture
Section 36 -
Order to justify detention and re-capture after escape
Part III -
PART III
Chapter IV -
PROCEEDINGS IN LUNACY IN PRESIDENCY-TOWNS
Section 37 to 45 -
Inquisition
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 to 48 -
Judicial powers over person and estate of lunatic
Section 46 -
Custody of lunatics and management of their estates
Section 47 -
Powers of manager in respect of management of lunatic's estates
Section 48 -
Power to make order concerning any matter connected with the lunacy
Section 49 to 56 -
Management and administration
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 56 -
Power to apply property for lunatic's maintenance without appointing manager in certain cases
Section 57 to 58 -
Vesting orders
Section 57 -
Power to order transfer of stock belonging to lunatic in certain cases
Section 58 -
Power to order transfer of stock of lunatic residing out of India and the United Kingdom
Section 59 to 61 -
General
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
Chapter V -
PROCEEDINGS IN LUNACY OUTSIDE PRESIDENCY-TOWNS
Section 62 to 101 -
Inquisition
Section 62 -
Power of District Court to institute inquisition as to person alleged to be lunatic
Section 63 -
Application by whom to be made
Section 64 -
Regulation of proceedings of District Court
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 68 -
Court of Wards to be authorized in certain cases to take charge of estate of lunatic
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 71 -
Power to District Court to appoint guardian and manager and take security from manager
Section 72 -
Restriction on appointment of legal heir of lunatic to be guardian of his person
Section 73 -
Remuneration of managers and guardians
Section 74 -
Duties of guardian
Section 75 -
Powers of managers
Section 76 -
Manager to furnish inventory and annual accounts
Section 77 -
Proceeding if accuracy of inventory of accounts is impugned
Section 78 -
Payment into public treasury and investment of proceeds of estate
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 83 -
Appeals
Part IV -
MISCELLANEOUS
Chapter VI -
ESTABLISHMENT OF ASYLUMS
Section 84 -
State Government may establish or licence the establishment of asylums
Section 84-A -
Power to cancel licence if provision for curative treatment is insufficient
Section 85 -
Provision for admission of lunatics in asylums outside a State
Chapter VII -
EXPENSES OF LUNATICS
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 89-A -
Fixation of costs of maintenance
Section 89-B -
Incidence of costs of maintenance payable by Government
Section 90 -
Saving of liability of relatives to maintain lunatic
Chapter VIII -
RULES
Section 91 -
Power of State Government to make rules
Section 92 -
Publication of 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 100-A -
Ranchi European Mental Hospital
Section 101 -
Repeal of enactments
Schedule I -
SCHEDULE I
Schedule II -
SCHEDULE II
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