Mental Treatment Act, 1945

Grounds for refusing renewal of registration of private charitable institution.

142.—The following (and no other) shall be the grounds for refusing an application for the renewal of the registration of a private charitable 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 in charge of the institution is not a fit person for that position,

(c) that the Minister is satisfied that the person in charge of the institution does not reside therein,

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

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

(f) that the Minister is satisfied that the care or treatment afforded to such persons has been inadequate,

(g) that the Minister is satisfied that the food given to such persons has been unsuitable or inadequate,

(h) where a governing body manages the institution, that the Minister is satisfied that any of the members thereof is disqualified for his membership,

(i) that there has been a conviction in relation to the institution of any offence under this Act,

(j) that the Minister is satisfied that the institution is not carried on wholly or mainly for the care of persons of unsound mind gratuitously or at less than cost,

(k) that the application is not made in accordance with this Part of this Act or that plans or other documents required by the Minister under this Part of this Act are not furnished or are refused to be furnished.