Clause 8

by deleting subsection (1) thereof and substituting therefor the following: —“(1) Whenever any foreign government makes a representation to the Minister that it is expedient that a person of unsound mind should be removed to Singapore, there to be detained for the purpose of temporary treatment or pending transfer to his country of origin or elsewhere, the Minister may in his discretion permit the entry of such person into Singapore for the purposes aforesaid.”; and

by deleting subsections (3) and (4) thereof and substituting therefor the following: —“(3) No person shall be received into Singapore under the provisions of this section unless he is accompanied by —

a certificate in accordance with Form 7 in the Schedule which shall be signed by a medical practitioner in the service of the government of the place from which he was removed; and

a statement in accordance with Form 8 in the Schedule,and unless the said government has made provision to the satisfaction of the Minister for the payment of all expenses incurred or to be incurred by Singapore in the reception, maintenance and detention of such person, and in returning him to the place from which he was removed or transferring him to any other place, and otherwise in relation to such person.(4) The representation mentioned in subsection (1) of this section may be in accordance with Form 9 in the Schedule.”.