LAGOS STATE LUNACY LAW

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LIST OF LAWS OF LAGOS, [ALPHABETICAL]  

LUNACY LAW

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

1.       Citation

2.       Interpretation

ASYLUMS, OFFICERS AND VISITORS

3.       Power to declare an asylum

4.       Establishment of asylums by local government councils

5.       Superintendent of asylum

6.       Power to appoint officers

7. (1)          Visitors of asylums

(2)     Powers of visitors

8.       Visitors book to be kept

9. (1)          Visiting committee to be appointed

(2)     Meetings of committee

(3)     Power of committee to administer oaths

(4)     Reports of committee

ADJUDICATION OF PERSONS AS LUNATICS

10.     Temporary detention of a suspected lunatic on a medical officer’s certificate

11.     Magistrate may hold inquiry

12.     Medical Certificate

13.     Adjudication of lunacy

14. (1)        Procedure where no medical practitioner in district

(2)     Discharge of suspected persons

(3)     Expenses incurred with regard to suspected persons

15.     Suspected person not to be detained for longer than one month

16.     Fees to medical practitioners

DISCHARGE OF LUNATIC

17.     Discharge on certificate of sanity

18.     Power of Commissioner to order discharge of lunatic

PROPERTY OF LUNATIC

19.     Properly found on lunatic liable for his support

20.     Power of court to apply property of lunatic towards the maintenance of the lunatic or his family

21.     Liability of a community to pay for maintenance of a lunatic

MISCELLANEOUS

22.     Escape of lunatic

23.     Power to remove lunatic to hospital

24.     Removal of lunatics

25.     Notice of death of lunatic

OFFENCES

26.     officers ill-treating lunatic or violating rules

27.     offences by person in charge of lunatic on trial

REGULATIONS AND FORMS

28.     Power to make regulations

SCHEDULE

CHAPTER L93

LUNACY LAW

A Law to provide for the custody and removal of lunatics.

[F. & L. 1958, Cap.112. L.N. 257 of 1959. L.N. 112 of 1964.]

[Commencement]                                                           [21st December 1916]

1.      Citation

This Law may be cited as the Lunacy Law.

LAWS OF LAGOS STATE

LAWS OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA