(b) send written notice of his reception to the magistrate for the province in which the patient was residing immediately before his reception: Provided that, if the patient has already been discharged in terms of section fifty-four, this section shall not apply. (2) If a patient received into an institution or other place as a temporary patient dies in, leaves or disappears from that institution or place, the superintendent of the institution or place shall, before the end of the second day after the day of its occurrence, inform the Secretary, in writing, of the patient’s death, departure or disappearance. (3) Where a temporary patient is discharged in terms of section twenty-four or this Part from the institution or other place into which he was received as a temporary patient, the superintendent of the institution or place shall inform the Secretary, in writing, of the discharge not later than ten days after discharging the patient: Provided that, if the discharge takes place before the Secretary has been notified in terms of subsection (1) of the patient’s reception, the superintendent need not inform the Secretary of the discharge. 56 Visiting of temporary patients detained in places other than institutions (1) Within one month after the reception of a temporary patient into a hospital, nursing -home or place, other than an institution, he shall be visited by a medical practitioner who is— (a) a member of the mental hospital board established for the hospital, nursing-home or place; or (b) appointed for the purpose by the Secretary. (2) If the medical practitioner making the visit in terms of subsection (1) is of the opinion that— (a) the patient should be further detained, he shall sign a statement to that effect and leave it with the superintendent of the hospital, nursing-home or place; (b) the patient should not be further detained, he shall, before the end of the second day after the day of the visit, send the Secretary a written report stating his opinion and the grounds on which it is based, together with such other observations as he thinks fit. 57 Period of detention of temporary patients (1) Subject to this section, a person received as a temporary patient shall not be detained as such for longer than six months. (2) Where it is considered that a temporary patient will not recover within the six-month period referred to in subsection (1) but that his early recovery seems reasonably probable, one of the persons mentioned in subsection (2) of section fifty-three may apply to the Secretary in the prescribed form for an extension of the period of treatment. (3) An application in terms of subsection (2) shall be accompanied by the recommendation of the superintendent of the institution or other place in which the temporary patient is being detained, and by such other evidence as may be prescribed. (4) After considering an application in terms of subsection (2), the Secretary may authorize the patient’s detention and treatment as a temporary patient for a further period of up to three months: Provided that the total of the periods authorized upon two or more such applications shall not exceed six months. 58 Discharge of temporary patients (1) The Secretary may at any time order that a temporary patient be discharged or that steps be taken to deal with him under Part II, and the superintendent of the institution or other place in which the patient is being detained shall forthwith cause the patient to be discharged or dealt with accordingly. (2) The person who made the application for the admission of a temporary patient may at any time request the patient’s discharge, and the superintendent of the institution or other place in which the patient is being detained shall, within one week of receiving the request, cause the patient to be discharged accordingly. (3) The provisions of this Act relating to the discharge of patients detained under Part II shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to persons detained as temporary patients. 59 Right of temporary patient to appeal to Mental Health Review Tribunal (1) Subject to this section, an appeal shall lie to the Mental Health Review Tribunal against the continued detention of a temporary patient in terms of this Part. (2) An appeal in terms of subsection (1) may be made— (a) by the patient concerned; or (b) by the patient’s guardian; or (c) if the patient is not a minor, by his curator, spouse, close relative or friend who is not a minor. (3) Section eighty-one shall apply to the noting of an appeal in terms of subsection (1), the procedure to be followed in such an appeal and the Mental Health Review Tribunal’s powers on such an appeal.