Minister to order examination by medical practitioner

(1) An order for the examination of any patient in the Mental Hospital by two or more medical practitioners authorised by the Minister may be obtained from the Minister upon the application of any person, whether a relative or friend or not, who satisfies the Minister that it is proper for him to grant such order. (2) Upon the production to the Minister of the certificates of the medical practitioners so authorised certifying that after two separate examinations with at least seven days intervening between the first and the second examinations, they are of opinion that the patient may without risk to himself or the public be discharged, the Minister may, in his discretion, order the patient to be discharged at the expiration of ten days from the date of the order. (3) All the costs of and incidental to any examination made under this section shall be borne by the person applying for such examination.