Mental Treatment Act, 1945

Effect of temporary chargeable patient reception order or temporary private patient reception order.

186.—(1) Where a temporary chargeable patient reception order or a temporary private patient reception order is made, the following provisions shall have effect:—

(a) the applicant for the order or any person authorised by him may, not later than seven days after the date on which the order is made, take the person to whom the order relates and convey him to the approved institution mentioned in the order;

(b) any of the persons specified in sub-section (2) of this section may receive and take charge of the person to whom the order relates and detain him until the expiration of a period of six months from the date on which the order is made or his earlier removal or discharge by proper authority or death and, in case of his escape, retake him within twenty-eight days thereafter (but not after the expiration of the said period of six months) and complete the detention aforesaid.

(2) The persons entitled to receive, take charge of, and retake a person under this section shall be the person in charge of the approved institution mentioned in the relevant reception order and his officers, assistants, and servants and any medical officer of such institution.