Mental Treatment Act, 1945

Grounds for refusal of registration of private institution.

119.—The following (and no other) shall be the grounds for refusing an application for the registration of a private institution in the register:—

(a) that the Minister is satisfied that the applicant is not a fit person to carry on the institution,

(b) that the Minister is satisfied that the person proposed to be in charge of the institution is not a fit person for that position,

(c) that the person who will be the person in charge of the institution does not undertake to reside therein,

(d) that the Minister is satisfied that the premises of the institution or the situation, staff, or equipment thereof are unsuitable having regard to the use to which they are to be put,

(e) that the Minister is satisfied that the person or persons of unsound mind to be taken care of in the institution will not be under the observation of a registered medical practitioner approved of by the Minister,

(f) that the application is not made in accordance with this Part of this Act or that plans or other documents relating to the institution required by the Minister under this Part of this Act are not furnished within a reasonable time or are refused to be furnished.