The Mental Deficiency Act, 1913 : together with the regulations and rules made under the provisions of that Act, the departmental circulars, the Elementary (Defectice and Epileptic Children) Acts, 1899 and 1914, and, introduction and annotations / by R.A. Leach.
- Date:
- 1914
Licence: In copyright
Credit: The Mental Deficiency Act, 1913 : together with the regulations and rules made under the provisions of that Act, the departmental circulars, the Elementary (Defectice and Epileptic Children) Acts, 1899 and 1914, and, introduction and annotations / by R.A. Leach. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![c. 41] and in the case of the council of a county borough as for the purposes of the Public Plealth Acts. TR.VNSl^ER OF PBEJIISES FOR USE AS INSTITUTIONS. 39. Where any pi’emises vested in the Prison Commissioners, any board of guardians, or other public authority are no longer required for the purposes for which they were provided, and the Board of Control are satisfied as to the fitness of the premises for the reception of defectives, the Prison Commissioners, the board of guardians, or other authority may, with the consent of the Secretary of State, the Local Government Board, or other Department of the Government concerned, lease or grant the use of the premises to any local authority under this Act, or other person, for the purpose of their being used as a certified insti- tution. VISITORS OF INSTITUTIONS. 40. -(l) The persons appointed under the Lunacy Acts, 1890 to 1911, to act as visitors of licensed houses, with the addition of one or more women appointed in like manner as such visitors, shall be the visitors of institutions for defectives under this Act, and the number of persons appointed to be visitors of licensed houses under those Acts shall be such as may be considered necessary to perform the duties of visitors of institutions for defectives under this Act as well as the duties of visitors of licensed houses under those Acts, and their duties under this Act to let land subject to the consent of tho Local Government Board, and section 178 contains special provisions re sales, etc., of lands, to the local authority, belonging to the Duchy of Lancaster. Notes to Section 39. Prison Commissioners.—Compare section 35. Board of Guardians.—Compare section 37. Other fiihlic, authority.—e.g.. Local Education Authority, Local Authorities under Lunacy Act, Public Health Acts, or even the present Act. Notes to Section 40. Lunacy Act Visitors.—The persons appointed under the Lunacy Acts, 1890-1911, as visitors of licensed houses, are appointed in accordance with the Lunacy Act, 1890, which makes the following provisions in the matter :— Section 177.—(1) The justices of every county and quarter sessions borough not within the immediate jurisdiction of the Commissioners shall, whether there is a licensed house within the county or borough or not. annually appoint three or more justices, and also one medical prac- titioner, or more, to act as visitors of licensed houses within the county or borough and otherwise for the purposes of this Act. ... (7) The annua] appointment of visitors shall be made by justices of a county at their Michaelmas quarter sessions, and by justices of a borough at special ses.sions to be held in the month of October: other appointments (i.c., to fill vacancies) may be made by justices of a county at any](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29010172_0081.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
