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Credit: Mental Deficiency Act, 1913 (3 & 4 Geo. 5, ch. 28). Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.
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![Mental Deficiency Act, 1913 [3 & 4 Geo. 5. Ch. 28.] ARRANGEMENT OE SECTIONS. A.D. 1913. ii ftV'-Ay*'' ■ * Part I. Power and Manner oe dealing with Defectives. Powers of dealing with Pefectives. Section. ].. Definition of defectives. 2. Circumstances rendering defectives subject to be dealt with. 3. Power to deal with defectives at instance of parent or guardian. 4. Power to deal with defectives otherwise than at instance of parent or guardian. 5. Presentation of petitions. 6. Procedure on hearing petitions. 7. Variation of orders. 8. Procedure in cases of persons guilty of offences, &c. 9. Procedure in case of defectives undergoing imprisonment, &e. 13. Power to recover expenses. 14. Provision as to contribution orders. 15. Power to remove to place of safety pending presentation of petition. 16. Transfers from institutions for defectives to institutions for lunatics and vice versa. \P7dce 44(i.] A Pequirements as to the making of Orders. Effect and Duration of Orders, ^c. 10. Effect of orders. 11. Duration of detention under orders. 12. Duration of detention not under orders. Supplemental.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22463665_0003.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
