HC Deb 06 August 1913 vol 56 cc1697-8

(1) A person desirous of receiving defectives at his house for private profit may apply to the Board for a certificate, and the Board, if satisfied of the fitness of the premises and of the applicant., may, if they think fit, on payment by the applicant of the prescribed fee, which shall not exceed ten pounds, grant a certificate to the applicant subject to conditions prescribed by regulations made by the Board under this Act, and a certificate so granted shall continue in force for the period for which it is granted or until revoked or resigned under this Act, and a house in respect of which such a certificate has been granted is in this Act referred to as a certified house, and the person to whom such a certificate is granted is referred to as the owner of such house.

(2) Any defective who may be ordered to be sent to, or may be placed in an institution under this Act may be ordered to be sent to or may be placed in a certified house, and all the provisions of this Act relating to institutions for defectives and the patients therein shall, unless the contrary intention appears, apply to certified houses for defectives and the patients therein.

Provided that—

  1. (a) no part of the money provided by Parliament under this Act shall be applied towards the expenses of defectives in certified houses; and
  2. (b) a school board, parish council, or district board shall have no power or duty to contribute towards the expenses of defectives ordered to be sent to or placed in a certified house or to provide for their conveyance to, and reception and maintenance in, a certified house; and
  3. (c) the provisions of this Act with respect to the recovery from defectives or the persons liable to maintain them of contributions towards the expenses of their maintenance shall not apply in the case of defectives in or ordered to be sent to certified houses.

Amendment made: At the end of the Clause, add the words, "and

(d) a special report under Section 12 of this Act as to the mental and bodily condition of a defective detained in a certified house shall not be made by the medical officer of the house, or by any medical practitioner directly or indirectly interested in the house."—[Mr. McKinnon Wood.]