28. Foreign nationals.__(1) When an arrangement has been made with any foreign state with
respect to the placement of a patient, the Federal Government may issue a notification under this
Ordinance directing the Provincial Government concerned within which such order may be made.
(2) On publication of a notification under subsection (1), the agent of the foreign state in which
the alleged mentally disordered person ordinarily resides may make an application for an order to the
Provincial Government concerned.
(3) The functions of the Magistrate shall be performed by such officer as the Provincial
Government may by general or special order appoint in this behalf, and such officer shall be deemed
to be the Magistrate having jurisdiction over the alleged mentally disordered person for the purposes
of this section.
(4) The Provincial Government may specify approved psychiatrists for the purposes of this
section.
CHAPTER V
JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS FOR APOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN OF PERSON AND
MANAGER OF THE PROPERTY OF THE MENTALLY DISORDERED
29. Judicial proceedings. Whenever any person is possessed of property and is alleged to be
mentally disordered, the Court of Protection, within whose jurisdiction such person is residing may,
upon application by any of his relatives having obtained consent in writing of the Advocate General
of the Province concerned, by order direct an inquiry for the purpose of ascertaining whether such
person is mentally disordered and incapable of managing himself, his property and his affairs.
30. Regulation of proceedings of the Court of Protection.__(1) The following provisions shall
regulate the proceedings of the Court of Protection with regard to the matter to which they relate,
namely:__
(a) Notice shall be given to the mentally disordered person of the time and place at which it is
proposed to hold the inquiry;
(b) if it appears that personal service on the alleged mentally disordered person would be
ineffectual, the Court may direct such substituted service of notice as it thinks fit;
(c) the Court may also direct copy of such notice to be served upon any relative of the alleged
mentally disordered person and upon any other person to whom in the opinion of the
Court notice of the application should be given;
(d) the Court may require the alleged mentally disordered person to attend, at such
convenient time and place as it may appoint for the purpose of being personally examined
by the Court, or to any person from whom the Court may desire to have a report of the
mental capacity and condition of such mentally disordered person;
(e) the Court may likewise make an order authorising any person or persons therein named to
have access to the alleged mentally disordered person for the purpose of personal
examination; and
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