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Short Title of Act.

Interpretation of Terms.

Appointment of Officers for Asylums heretofore

made to be valid.

Lord Lieutenant and

Council to fix Establishment.

Governors

ries.

is expedient to remove such Doubts, and to explain and amend the said Acts: Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, as follows:

I. In citing this Act for any Purpose whatever it shall be sufficient to use the Expression "The Lunatic Asylums, Ireland, Act, 1856."

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II. In the Interpretation of this Act, save where there is anything in the Subject or Context repugnant to such Construction, the Words "Lord Lieutenant" shall mean and include the Chief Governor or 10 Governors of Ireland; the Words "Lord Lieutenant and Council' shall mean the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland, by and with the Advice of Her Majesty's Privy Council in Ireland; "Asylums" shall mean "Asylums for the Lunatic Poor" established under the said recited Acts; and the Word "Officer" 15 shall mean and include Managers, Chaplains, Physicians, Surgeons, Apothecaries, Matrons, Attendants, and Servants.

III. All Appointments of Officers for such Asylums, and all Salaries of such Officers fixed or granted, and all Matters and Things heretofore done by the Lord Lieutenant or by the Lord Lieutenant and Council, 20 with respect to such Appointments, shall be and remain good, valid, and effectual, but subject to the Powers and Provisions herein-after contained.

IV. The Lord Lieutenant and Council shall from Time to Time, in the Case of every such Asylum established or to be hereafter 25 established, fix and determine the Number and Description of Officers for every such Asylum.

V. The Governors of such Asylums shall from Time to Time, to fix Sala- subject to the Approbation of the Lord Lieutenant in Council, fix the Salaries to be paid to such Officers respectively; but if the Governors 30 shall neglect so to do, or if the Lord Lieutenant in Council shall disapprove of the Salary proposed for any Officer, it shall be lawful for the Lord Lieutenant in Council to fix and determine the same.

Governors may alter Salaries.

Manager,

Matron, and
Physician

VI. It shall be lawful for the Governors, with the Approval of the Lord Lieutenant in Council, from Time to Time to alter the Salaries 35 to be paid to such Officers respectively.

VII. The Manager, Matron, and Visiting Physician of every such Asylum shall be from Time to Time appointed by the Lord Lieutenant, appointed by and, whether now holding Office or hereafter to be appointed, shall be removable at the Pleasure of the Lord Lieutenant.

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VIII. All Officers of every such Asylum, other than the Manager, All other Matron, and Visiting Physician shall be from Time to Time appointed Officers appointed by by the Governors, and, whether now holding Office or hereafter to be Governors. appointed, shall be removable at the Pleasure of the Governors.

Officers.

IX. It shall be lawful for the Governors, on the Recommendation Superannuof the Inspectors of Lunatics or one of them, to direct that any Officer ation of who is incapable, from Age, Infirmity of Mind or Body, or otherwise, to discharge the Duties of his Office, shall be superannuated, and shall receive such yearly Superannuation Pension as upon Consideration 10 of all the Circumstances of each Case shall appear to be just, not exceeding such Proportion of his Salary and Allowances as herein-after mentioned, (that is to say,) for above Fifteen and less than Twenty Years Service, a Pension not exceeding Two Thirds of his Salary and Allowances, and for above Twenty Years Service a Pension not 15 exceeding his Salary and Allowances.

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X. The several Salaries and Superannuation Pensions now or Salaries and hereafter to become payable shall respectively be advanced, paid, Superannupresented for, and raised in like Manner as any other Monies advanced sions, how to or raised for supporting and maintaining such Asylums respectively be raised, &c. 20 under the said recited Acts or any of them.

XI. Whereas Pauper Lunatics only can now by Law be admitted Provision into any such District Lunatic Asylums, and there are others of the for Lunatics not Paupers. industrious Classes suffering from Insanity who may be benefited by Treatment in Lunatic Asylums, but whose Relatives are unable to 25 meet the Expense of Private Asylums, and are not willing to accept gratuitous Relief, and it is expedient that some Provision should be made for such Classes: Be it therefore enacted, That it shall be lawful for the Governors of any District Lunatic Asylum (subject to any Orders to be made by the Lord Lieutenant in Council) to receive as 30 Inmates any Persons not coming under the Description of Pauper Lunatics (but to be treated in all respects as if Pauper Lunatics, Clothing only excepted), on such Terms as to Payment or otherwise as to the Governors shall seem proper, and the Monies so received as Payment for such Persons shall be applied to the Support and 35 Maintenance of such Asylums.

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XII. It shall be lawful for the Lord Lieutenant in Council from Lord Lieu-
tenant may

Time to Time to make any General or Special Orders regulating the by Orders
Admission of such Lunatics not coming under the Description of regulate Ad-
Paupers, or prohibiting the Admission of such Persons.

missions of Non-pauper Lunatics.

XIII. This Act and the said recited Acts shall be construed Construc together as if One Act.

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Explain and amend the Acts relating to Lunatic
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HEREAS an Act was passed in the Session of Parliament Preamble. holden in the First and Second Years of His Majesty

King George the Fourth, intituled "An Act to make 1 & 2 G. 4. more effectual Provision for the Establishment of Asylums for the c.33. 5" Lunatic Poor and for the Custody of Insane Persons charged with "Offences in Ireland;" and the said Act was amended by the following Acts; that is to say, an Act of the Session holden in 6 G. 4. c. 54. the Sixth Year of His Majesty King George the Fourth, Chapter

Fifty-four; an Act of the Session holden in the Seventh Year of His 7 G. 4. c. 14. 10 Majesty King George the Fourth, Chapter Fourteen; an Act of the 11 G. 4. & Session holden in the Eleventh Year of His Majesty, King George 1 W. 4. c.22. the Fourth, Chapter Twenty-two; an Act of the Session holden in 8 & 9 Vict. the Eighth and Ninth Years of Her Majesty, Chapter One hundred c.107. and seven; an Act of the Session holden in the Ninth and Tenth 9 & 10 Vict. 15 Years of Her Majesty, Chapter One hundred and fifteen; and an Act of the Session holden in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Years of 18 & 19 Vict. Her Majesty, Chapter One hundred and nine: and it is expedient to explain and amend the said Acts: Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of

c. 115.

c. 109.

Short Title

of Act.

Interpretation of Terms.

Appointment of Officers for Asylums heretofore made to be valid.

Governors to fix Establishment.

Governors

to fix Salaries.

Governors may alter Salaries.

All other

Officers appointed by Governors.

the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, as follows: I. In citing this Act for any Purpose whatever it shall be sufficient to use the Expression "The Lunatic Asylums, Ireland, Act, 1856."

II. In the Interpretation of this Act, save where there is anything 5 in the Subject or Context repugnant to such Construction, the Words "Lord Lieutenant" shall mean and include the Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland; the Words "Lord Lieutenant and Council" shall mean the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland, by and with the Advice of Her Majesty's Privy Council 10 in Ireland; "Asylums" shall mean "Asylums for the Lunatic Poor" established under the said recited Acts; and the Word "Officer" shall mean and include Managers, Chaplains, Physicians, Surgeons, Apothecaries, Matrons, Attendants, and Servants.

III. All Appointments of Officers for such Asylums, save and except 15 all such Appointments as have been decided by the Court of Queen's Bench to have been illegal, and all Salaries of such Officers fixed or granted, and all Matters and Things heretofore done by the Lord Lieutenant or by the Lord Lieutenant and Council, with respect to such Appointments, shall be taken to be good, valid, and effectual, 20 but subject to the Provisions herein-after contained.

IV. The Governors of each Asylum, with the Approbation of the Lord Lieutenant and Council, shall from Time to Time, in the Case of every such Asylum established or to be hereafter established, fix and determine the Number and Description of Officers 25 for every such Asylum.

V. The Governors of such Asylums shall from Time to Time, subject to the Approbation of the Lord Lieutenant in Council, fix the Salaries to be paid to such Officers respectively; but if the Governors shall neglect so to do, or if the Lord Lieutenant in Council shall 30 not consider the Salary proposed for any Office to be fair and reasonable, it shall be lawful for the Lord Lieutenant in Council to fix and determine the same.

VI. It shall be lawful for the Governors, with the Approval of the Lord Lieutenant in Council, from Time to Time to alter the Salaries 35 to be paid to such Officers respectively.

VII. All Officers of every such Asylum shall be from Time to Time appointed and be removable by the Governors, subject to the Approval of the Lord Lieutenant.

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