Cap. 659 чл. 19Protective Intervention Order.       Cap. 12.

(1) Where the Director has reasonable grounds to believe that an adult is in need of protection, the Director may file an application before the Court of Magistrates for the issuance of a Protective Intervention Order for the adult:

Provided that the Director shall file a copy of the investigation conducted and supporting documents with the application.

(2) In the interests of expediency the Court shall be assisted by judicial assistants when considering an application filed in terms of the sub-article (1), in respect of carrying out relevant functions linked to the judicial process in terms of article 97A of the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure, and when deciding on certain matters linked thereto further to article 97C of the said Code.

(3) Where after assessing an application filed in accordance with sub-article (1) the said Court of Magistrates, after having been guided by the provisions of article 13 in respect of hearing an adult, determines that such adult is in need of protection, the Court may make an order under this article for the protective intervention that, in the opinion of the said Court, best addresses the needs and interests of the adult, while ensuring compliance with the provisions of articles 5(a) and (b).