Section 126: Detention order

126. Detention order (1) Where the Leprosy Board reports that— (a) the person alleged to be affected with leprosy is so affected; or (b) it is doubtful whether he is so affected or not, P49 – 33 [Issue 1] Public Health Act the Magistrate shall, unless that person is exempted by the Permanent Secretary under section 135, order him to be removed to the leper hospital to be detained in accordance with this Part. (2) An order under subsection (1) shall be— (a) termed a detention order; (b) addressed to the medical officer in charge of the leper hospital; and (c) delivered to a police officer, together with the report referred to in this section. (3) A detention order shall— (a) authorise the reception and detention of the person named in the order in the leper hospital; (b) where the person named in the order is detained in isolation at any place outside the leper hospital, further authorise any police officer to conduct that person to the leper hospital.