Mental Treatment Act, 1945

Amounts received by joint board.

47.—(1) All amounts payable to a joint board shall be paid to and received by their treasurer and, when so received, shall be placed by the treasurer to the credit of the board.

(2) The receipt of the treasurer of a joint board shall be the only good discharge to a person paying money to the board.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-section (2) of this section, the receipt of an officer of a joint board, duly authorised by them or by or under any enactment to receive payments of a particular class, shall be a good discharge to a person making a payment of that class to that officer.