An Act to enlarge for the present Year the Time within which certain Certificates regarding Lunatics in Scotland may be granted.
WHEREAS by an Act of the Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Years of Her present Majesty, Chapter Fifty-one, intituled An Act to amend the Acts relating to Lunacy in Scotland, and to make further Provision for the Care and Treatment of Lunatics, it is enacted, Section Seven, that in no Case shall the Sheriff's Order for the Reception and Detention of any Lunatic in any Asylum or House remain in force longer than the First Day of January then first occurring after the Expiry of Three Years from the Da...