Acts and Regulations

I-8 - Infirm Persons Act

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Jurisdiction and authority of Court
3(1)Subject to the provisions of the Mental Health Act, the court shall have full jurisdiction and authority over and in relation to the persons and estates of mentally incompetent persons, including the care and the commitment of the custody of mentally incompetent persons and of their persons and estates.
3(2)The court may make orders for the custody of mentally incompetent persons and the management of their estates, and every such order shall take effect as to the custody of the person immediately, and as to the custody of the estate upon the completion of the committee’s security.
3(3)Where no special provision is contained in this Act or in the rules made thereunder, the jurisdiction and authority of the court shall be exercised as nearly as may be in the same manner as the same might have been exercised prior to the commencement of this Act.
3(4)The jurisdiction and authority of the court under this Act includes the power to make, amend or revoke a will in the name of and on behalf of a mentally incompetent person.
R.S., c.144, s.2; 1994, c.40, s.1
Jurisdiction and authority of Court
3(1)Subject to the provisions of the Mental Health Act, the court shall have full jurisdiction and authority over and in relation to the persons and estates of mentally incompetent persons, including the care and the commitment of the custody of mentally incompetent persons and of their persons and estates.
3(2)The court may make orders for the custody of mentally incompetent persons and the management of their estates, and every such order shall take effect as to the custody of the person immediately, and as to the custody of the estate upon the completion of the committee’s security.
3(3)Where no special provision is contained in this Act or in the rules made thereunder, the jurisdiction and authority of the court shall be exercised as nearly as may be in the same manner as the same might have been exercised prior to the commencement of this Act.
3(4)The jurisdiction and authority of the court under this Act includes the power to make, amend or revoke a will in the name of and on behalf of a mentally incompetent person.
R.S., c.144, s.2; 1994, c.40, s.1