Lunacy Act, 1890

Books and accounts.

278.—(1) The clerk of the asylum shall keep all books and documents which the visiting committee are required to keep or direct to be kept.

(2) He shall also keep an account of the receipts and expenditure on account of the asylum.

(3) Before the thirtieth day of September in each year, or such other date as the Local Government Board appoint, he shall send an abstract of the account for the previous year, ending on the thirty-first day of March, or such other date as the Local Government Board appoint, to the Local Government Board, and to the Commissioners.

(4) The abstract shall contain such particulars and be in such form as the Local Government Board direct.

(5) Within one month from the receipt of the abstract a copy thereof shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament, if Parliament is then sitting, and if not, within one month from the commencement of the next session.

(6) The treasurer and every officer of an asylum who receives or expends money or goods on account of the asylum shall keep accounts of his receipts and expenditure.

(7) This section shall not affect any order made by the Local Government Board before the commencement of this Act.

[S. 279 (as to audit of accounts) rep. 54 & 55 Vict. c. 65, s. 29. See now s. 18 of that Act.]

Pensions.