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Section 72

Temporary provision for maintenance

of Mental Health Act 2001

ActIn forceProvision 72 of 94
Section 72

If it appears to the Court that the incapability of a mentally disordered person to manage himself and his affairs is temporary in nature, and that it is expedient to make temporary provision for his maintenance or the maintenance of his family, the Court may, in like manner as under section 71, direct that his property or a sufficient part of the property be applied for that purpose.