(1) Where it appears to a court on information on oath given by a person that there is reasonable cause to suspect that a person believed to be suffering from mental disorder

(a) is or has been ill-treated, neglected or kept otherwise than under proper control in a place within the jurisdiction of the court, or

(b) is living alone in a place and is unable to provide self-care, the court may issue a warrant authorising a police officer to enter the premises specified in the warrant to remove that person to a place of safe custody to make an application for that person under section 42 or to make any other arrangements for the treatment or care of that person.

(2) A person who is removed to a place of safe custody in the execution of a warrant issued under this section may be detained there for a period not exceeding forty-eight hours.

(3) In the execution of the warrant, the police officer shall, where practicable, be accompanied by a psychiatric welfare officer or a community psychiatric nurse.

(4) It shall not be necessary in any information or warrant under this section to name the person concerned.