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Interpretation.
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17.—(1) In this Act, if not inconsistent with the context,—
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“Asylum” means (1) an asylum for lunatics provided by a county or borough, or by a union of counties or boroughs; (2) a Metropolitan Asylums Board asylum for imbeciles;
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“Established officer or servant” means such officer or servant employed in a permanent capacity as has the care or charge of the patients or whom the visiting committee of an asylum shall by resolution determine to be an established officer or servant;
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“Local authority” means the local authority by which an asylum is provided, or, in the case of an asylum provided by two or more local authorities, those local authorities, and, in the case of an asylum provided by the Lancashire Asylums Board, that Board.
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(2) In the case of an asylum provided or maintained by the Lancashire Asylums Board, for references in this Act to the visiting committee of an asylum there shall be substituted references to that Board, or a visiting committee appointed by that Board, as the case may be.
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(3) In the case of an asylum for imbeciles provided or maintained by the Metropolitan Asylums Board, for references in this Act to the visiting committee of an asylum there shall be substituted references to the Board of Managers of the Metropolitan Asylums District, and for references to the Secretary of State there shall be substituted references to the Local Government Board.
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