Mental Treatment Act, 1945

Refusal of registration or renewal of registration of private institution and removal from register of private institution.

118.—(1) The Minister may by order (which shall specify the ground therefor) refuse to register a private institution in the register, refuse to renew the registration of a private institution in the register, or remove a private institution from the register.

(2) Before making an order under this section, the Minister shall give notice to the applicant or to the registered proprietor of the private institution in question of the intention to make the order and of the ground therefor and shall include in the notice an intimation that, if before a specified date not earlier than fourteen days after the giving of the notice such applicant or proprietor informs the Minister in writing that he desires so to do, he will be given an opportunity of showing cause to the Minister why the order should not be made.

(3) Where a person informs the Minister under sub-section (2) of this section of his desire to show cause why an order should not be made, the Minister shall, before making such order, give him an opportunity to show cause.