LUNACY ORDINANCE, 1906

LUNACY ORDINANCE, 1906

No. 3 of 1906.

Relating to the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court with respect
to the care and commitment of the custody of the persons
and estates of Lunatics.
1. The Lunacy Ordinance, 1906.

[1st June, 1906.]

2. In this Ordinance and in the Limacy Act, 1890, (hereinafter
called the Act), in so far as it is applied to this- Colony by
this Ordinance :-



This Ordinance was repealed by No. 49 of 1911; but revived retro-
1 spectively by No. 8 of 1912 s. 89.
As amended by No. 50 of 1911, No. 12 of 1912 and No. 18 of 1912.
- Lunatic ' means an idiot or person of unsound mind:

- The Treasury ' in section 148 of the Act shall be interpreted
to include the Governor-in-Council:

- Great Seal - in the Act shall he interpreted to include the seal
of the Supreme Court, and the provisions of the Act with respect
to the Lord Chancellor or the Court of Chancerv or any Judge in
England shall be interpreted to incmde the said Supreme Court in
its equity jurisdiction and the Judges thereof ; and every officer
(however designated) of the said Supreme Court or Judge thereof
having or executing functions of the like kind or analogous to the
functions of any officer (however designated) acting under the
direction of the said Lord Chancellor, of the Court of Chancery, or of
any Judge in England shall be deemed to be within the meaning of
any of the provisions of the Act, respecting such last mentioned
officers.

3. The Supreme Court. in relation to the persons and estates of
lunatics shall have, in addition to the powers conferred upon it by
the Supreme Court Ordinance, 1873, such jurisdichion as may be
exercised in England by the Lord Chancellor or other Judge or
Judges of the Supreme Court of Judicature under the provisions
of the Act, or any Act amending the same.
4. The forms contained in the schedule to the Act may be used
in the Colony in the cases to which they respectively have refer-
ence with such variations and additions as circurn stances may
require.
Is. 5, rep. No. 12 of 1912.]
Short title. Interpretation. [53 Vict. C. 5.] Jurisdiction of Supreme Court No. 3 of 1873. Forms

Short title. Interpretation. [53 Vict. C. 5.] Jurisdiction of Supreme Court No. 3 of 1873. Forms

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