Proceedings for orders under section 59

At the time and place mentioned in the summons referred to in section 59 above, the magistrate shall proceed to inquire into the matter and, if satisfied that the person in respect of whom the complaint is made is entitled under this Act to be maintained by the party or parties against whom the complaint is made, shall proceed to inquire into his or their means and, if satisfied that he or they or any of them, is or are of sufficient ability to maintain or contribute towards the maintenance of the person in respect of whom the complaint is made, he shall proceed to make an order against him or them, ordering him or them to pay to the person authorised by the head of the Government department or agency such periodical sum which, having regard to his or their means, and all circumstances of the case, the magistrate thinks just, and any further sum, not exceeding the sum of one hundred dollars a week for every week during which the person in respect of whom the complaint was made has been in the hospital, mental hospital, home for the aged, child care centre or rehabilitation centre as aforesaid, Provided that, (a) the order shall stand discharged upon the death of the person in respect of whom it was made, or upon his discharge from the hospital, mental hospital, house for the aged, child care centre, or rehabilitation centre, as the case may be; (b) if the person against whom an order is made under this section has previously had an order made against him under section 54 in respect 44 of the same person, the last-mentioned order shall not be enforced so long as the order made under this section is enforceable; and (c) no order shall be made under section 54 of this Act so long as any order under this section remains in force in respect of the same person.