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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Lunacy Act, 1912 Section 19

TIME AND MANNER OF MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF LUNATIC

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Lunacy Act, 1912 Section 19 is part of Lunacy Act, 1912 - TIME AND MANNER OF MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF LUNATIC. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1) A reception order required to be founded on a medical certificate shall not be made unless the person who signs the medical certificate, or, where two certificates are' required, each person who signs a certificate has personally examined the alleged lunatic, in the case of an order upon petition, not more than seven clear days before the date of the presentation of the petition, and, in all other cases not more than seven clear days before the date of the order.

(2) Where two medical certificates are required, a reception order shall not be made unless each person signing a certificate has examined the alleged lunatic separately from the other.

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What does Lunacy Act, 1912 Section 19 provide?

Section Section 19 of the Lunacy Act, 1912 (TIME AND MANNER OF MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF LUNATIC) is reproduced on this page as part of the Lunacy Act, 1912. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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