Section 9 Procedure for short order or direction without appointment of receiver

(1)

Without prejudice to the generality of rule 7, and where the conditions in paragraph (2) below are satisfied—

(a)

if an application for the appointment of a receiver for the patient has been made the court may instead made a short order under this rule; and

(b)

if no such application has been made, the Public Trustee may—

(i)

give a direction under this rule; or

(ii)

require that such an application be made to the court.

(2)

The conditions to be satisfied are that—

(a)

the property of the patient does not exceed £5,000 in value; or

(b)

it appears to the court or the Public Trustee that it is otherwise appropriate to proceed under this rule and that it is not necessary to appoint a receiver for the patient.

(3)

A short order or direction under this rule is an order or direction directing an officer of the Public Trust Office or some other suitable person named in the order or direction to deal with the patient’s property, or any part of it, or with his affairs, in any manner authorised by the Act and specified in the order or direction.