Matrimonial Causes Act 1965

3 Without prejudice to the provisions of section 38 of the said Act of 1889 and notwithstanding anything in section 1(3) of this Act, a person of unsound mind shall be deemed to have been under care and treatment for the purposes of subsection (1)(a)(iv) of section 1 of this Act while—

(a) at any time before 1st November 1960 he was—

(i) detained in pursuance of an order or inquisition under the Lunacy and Mental Treatment Acts 1890 to 1930 or of an order or warrant under the Army Act, the Air Force Act, the Naval Discipline Act, the [1884 c. 46.] Naval Enlistment Act 1884 or the [1931 c. 15.] Yarmouth Naval Hospital Act 1931, or

(ii) detained as a Broadmoor patient or in pursuance of an order made under the [1884 c. 64.] Criminal Lunatics Act 1884, or

(iii) receiving treatment as a voluntary patient under the [1930 c. 23.] Mental Treatment Act 1930 :

(b) at any time before 1st June 1962 he was detained in pursuance of an order or warrant for his detention or custody as a lunatic under the Lunacy (Scotland) Acts 1857 to 1919.