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(4) The Medical Officer of Health gives three days'
notice to the Guardians before making any application
under this section.
N.B.—The consent, in writing, of the Guardians is
necessary before the persons are received or
retained in a poor-law hospital, and the
Guardians are entitled to appear before a
Petty Sessional Court to be heard upon the
matter.
(5) The Medical Officer of Health makes application
to a Petty Sessional Court and tenders oral proof of the
allegations in his certificate.
Procedure at Petty Sessional Court.
(6) After oral proof of the allegations in the Medical
Officer's certificate the Court may order a registered
medical practitioner to be nominated by them to examine
the person.
(7) The Court, if they think fit, may make an Order
for the removal of such person to a suitable place and
for the detention and maintenance of such person therein
for a period not exceeding three months in the first
instance. The Order may be renewed for further periods
of three months each.
Responsibility for Costs on Sanitary Authority.
(8) The cost of removal and maintenance in a
suitable place shall be borne by the Sanitary Authority.
(9) The Sanitary Authority may be required to
contribute towards the maintenance of any dependants