When the Secretary of the Department has knowledge that any establishment for the care of the elderly is operating without a license, either because it has been denied, suspended, cancelled or because it has failed to apply for one, a petition for an injunction may be filed before the Court of First Instance through the Secretary of Justice to prevent said establishment from continuing to operate.
History —June 22, 1977, No. 94, p. 209, § 14; Sept. 2, 2000, No. 331, § 4.