Mental Treatment Act, 1945

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Person in charge.

4.—In this Act, the expression “person in charge” means—

(a) in relation to a district mental hospital—the resident medical superintendent of the hospital,

(b) in relation to any other institution maintained by a mental hospital authority—the medical officer of the institution,

(c) in relation to a private institution for the reception of more than one patient, a private charitable institution, an authorised institution, or an approved institution (not being a district mental hospital or other institution maintained by a mental hospital authority)—the person for the time being managing the institution.

(d) in relation to a private institution for the reception of one patient only—the person in whose charge the patient is for the time being.