Patient in hospital becoming of unsound mind

(1) If while a patient under treatment in a public hospital a person becomes of unsound mind, the medical officer in charge of that hospital may issue a certificate that that patient has become of unsound mind and cause him to be removed to the Mental Hospital and the Director of Health Services or other officer in charge of the Mental Hospital shall receive the patient into the Mental Hospital. (2) The certificate issued by the medical officer in charge of the hospital in which the patient becomes of unsound mind shall be forwarded along with the patient. (3) The medical officer shall forthwith report the fact of the removal of the patient to the Mental Hospital to the magistrate of the Belize Judicial District who shall, if satisfied that the patient is of unsound mind, issue a warrant authorising the detention of the patient in the Mental Hospital for treatment. (4) The magistrate shall hold an inquiry into the state of mind of the patient before he issues his warrant for the detention of the patient in the Mental Hospital.