Section 30: Personal expenses

30. Personal expenses (1) Where the tuteur or in the absence of a tuteur, the next of kin of a patient requires a certain sum of money from the account of the patient to meet reasonable expenses for the patient, his family or dependants, he may apply to the Superintendent setting down the reasons for his application. (2) The Superintendent shall refer an application made under subsection (1) to the Accounts Committee and the Committee may, after considering it, authorise the payment of the sum requested or such other sum as is considered reasonable in the circumstances to the tuteur or the next of kin. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), the Superintendent may, upon being satisfied that an application is made under subsection (1) to meet an emergency, authorise the payment of the sum requested or such other sum as is reasonable in the circumstances and submit his authorisation to the Accounts Committee for covering approval. (4) Subsections (1), (2) and (3) shall apply notwithstanding any other enactment.