Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
17. All acts which the Magistrate is authorized or required to do by sections 14, 15 or 16 may be done in the Presidency-towns or Rangoon by the Commissioner of Police; and all duties which an officer in charge of a police-station is authorized or required to perform, may be performed in any of the Presidency-towns
Detention of alleged lunatic pending report by medical officer.
Commissioner of Police, etc., to act in the Presidency-town.
42 Lunacy. [ACT IV
(Part II.—Reception, Care and Treatment of Lunatics. Chapter II.—Reception of Lunatics.)
towns by an officer of the police-force not below the rank of an inspector.
Further provisions as to reception orders and medical certificates.
Medical certificates.
Source: India Code