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ln the Sikkim Prohibition of Beggary Act, 2004, ior section 25 and the entries relatlng thereto, the iollowlng sha be substituted, namely:- 25 (1) Where it appears to the State Government that any beggar and ofienders detained in a Certified lnstitution under any order oi a Coult is of unsound mind, the State Government may by an order setting forth the grounds of beliei that the beggar and offenders is ol unsound mind, order his removal to a mental hospital or other place of safe custody, to be kept and treated as the State Government may direct during the remainder of the term ior which he has been ordered to be (1) (2) Amendment ol section 25 "Medical examlnation and detention ol mentally retarded person l detained or, ji on the expiration ol ihat term it is certified by a Medical Olflcer that it is necessary for the safety oi the Beggar and Offenders or of olhers that he should be further detained undel medical care or treatment, then until he is dlscharged according to law, (2) Where it appears to the Stale Government that the beggar and oilenders has ceased to be of unsound mlnd, the Staie Government shall, by an orcler directed to the person having charge of the beggar and ofienders ji stlll liable to be kept ln custody and send him to the Ceriifled lnstitution irom which he was removed or jl the beggar and oflender is no longer liabLe to be kept in custody, order him to be discharged. (3) The provisions o{ sectlon 40 of ihe l\4enial Health Act, 1987, shal apply to every beggar and ollenders conllned in mental hospilal under sub-seciion {1)afier the expiration oi the period for which he was ordered to be detained and lhe tlme during which a beggar and oifenders is coniined in a mental hospital undel that sub-section shall be reckoned as part of the period ior which he may have been ordered by the Court to be deiainedl Provided that where the removal ol a beggar and ofienders due io unsoundness ol mind ls lmmediately necessary, it shall be open to the authorities of the lnstiiuiion in which the beggar and ofienders is delained to apply to a Court having jursdiction under the Mental Health Act, '1987, for as immediate order of commlttal to a mental hospital until such time and the orders of the State Government can be obtalned in ihe matter." K. C. Barphungpa (SSJS), L.R-cum-SecretarY, Law Department. s.c-P.G. - 107/con. zJcazette /100 Nos./ Dtr 20.03.2019. THE SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS TO THE SIKKIM PROHIBITION OF BEGGARY ACT, 2004 (ACT NO. 4 OF 2006) AMENDED AND UPDATED UPTO MARCH, 2019.