Mental Deficiency Act, 1913 (Provisional Regulations) : copy of provisional regulations, dated 20th March, 1914, made by the Secretary of State for the Home Department with the concurrence of the Local Government Board under section 30, proviso (ii) of the Mental Deficiency Act, 1913 : (presented pursuant to Act 3 & 4 Geo. V., c. 28, s. 68).

Date:
1914
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Credit: Mental Deficiency Act, 1913 (Provisional Regulations) : copy of provisional regulations, dated 20th March, 1914, made by the Secretary of State for the Home Department with the concurrence of the Local Government Board under section 30, proviso (ii) of the Mental Deficiency Act, 1913 : (presented pursuant to Act 3 & 4 Geo. V., c. 28, s. 68). 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. Provisional Regulations made by the Secretary or State WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD UNDER SECTION 30, PROVISO (ii), OF THE Ad’. I hereby certify in pursuance of Section 2 of the Rules Publi- cation Act, 1893, that on account of urgency the following Regu- lations should come into immediate operation, and in pursuance of the powers conferred on me by Section 30, proviso ii, of the Mental Deficiency Act, 1913, 1 hereby make the following Regulations to come into operation forthwith as Provisional Regulations: — I. When a Poor Law Authority has reasonable cause to believe that a person receiving relief under the Acts relating to the relief . of the poor is a defective subject to be dealt with under Section 2 (i) (b) of the Mental Deficiency Act, 1913, and that any of the following circumstances exist and that they constitute a special reason why the alleged defective should be dealt with under the said Act the Authority may report the case to the Local Government Board. The circumstances which may be deemed to constitute a special reason may be (i) that the alleged defective is under 21 years of age and is in need of proper control and training which cannot be provided in an institution belonging to the Guardians: (ii) that the alleged defective is a woman in receipt of poor law relief at the time of giving birth to an illegitimate child or when pregnant of such child, or is a prosti- tute, or lodges or resides with prostitutes or otherwise lives in circumstances calculated to cause, encourage or favour her seduction or prostitution: (iii) that in his own interest the alleged defective requires care, protection and control which would not be avail- able if he ceased to be provided for under the poor law and that he is likely to take his discharge from the Institution : (iv) that the alleged defective is a moral imbecile or has diseases, infirmities or habits which make his retention in the workhouse undesirable and his detention in an institution for defectives desirable. II. The Report referred to in the foregoing paragraph may be made in the Form in the Schedule annexed, or a Form to the like effect. (5U80r—15.) Wt. 48610—11). 3000 & *.)0. 3/14. 1) A S. G. 10.