Article 49 Powers of court where undue delay, etc

If the court is dissatisfied with the conduct of any proceedings or the carrying out of an order whether by reason of undue delay or otherwise, the court may require the person having the conduct of the proceedings, or any other person appearing to be responsible, to explain the delay or any other cause of dissatisfaction, and may then make such order for expediting the proceedings or otherwise as may be appropriate.

For the purposes of paragraph (1), the court may direct any person to make any application and to conduct any proceedings and carry out any directions which the court may specify; and the court may, if it thinks fit and he consents, appoint the Official Solicitor to act as solicitor for the patient in the proceedings in the place of any solicitor previously acting for him.