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Changes over time for: Section 275


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Point in time view as at 02/12/2019.
Changes to legislation:
Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Section 275 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 05 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.

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275—(1) This section applies where a statutory provision provides that a medical practitioner may do anything within this section in relation to a person.
(2) The medical practitioner may, at any reasonable time, visit the person and examine him or her in private.
(3) The medical practitioner may, at any reasonable time, require the production of, examine and take copies of—
(a)any health record (as defined by section 306) so far as it relates to the person;
(b)any other records relating to the person's detention or care or treatment in any relevant place.
(4) But if the person has capacity in relation to whether the power under subsection (3) should be exercised, the power may be exercised only with the person's consent.
(5) In this section “relevant place” means—
(a)a hospital;
(b)a care home;
(c)a place of a prescribed description.
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