24.—(1) Where—
(a)a first application is made for the appointment of a receiver for a patient or for an order authorising a person to do any act or carry out any transaction on behalf of a patient without appointing him receiver, or
(b)the court proposes to make a short order or direction;
the patient shall be notified in such manner as the court may direct.
(2) Where the patient is a minor, notification under paragraph (1) shall be given to his parent or guardian or, if he has no parent or guardian, to the person with parental responsibility within the meaning of the Children Act 1989.