http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/part/2/chapter/9/2019-12-02Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016An Act to make new provision relating to persons who lack capacity; to make provision about the powers of criminal courts in respect of persons with disorder; to disapply Part 2 of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 in relation to persons aged 16 or over and make other amendments of that Order; to make provision in connection with the Convention on the International Protection of Adults signed at the Hague on 13th January 2000; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2022-07-25Expert Participation2019-12-02 PART 2 LACK OF CAPACITY: PROTECTION FROM LIABILITY, AND SAFEGUARDSCHAPTER 9DEFINITIONS FOR PURPOSES OF PART 2<Emphasis>Meaning of “serious intervention”</Emphasis>“Serious intervention”631In this Part “serious intervention” means an intervention in connection with the care, treatment or personal welfare of P which (or any part of which)—aconsists of or involves major surgery;bcauses P serious pain, serious distress, or serious side-effects;caffects seriously the options that will be available to P in the future, or has a serious impact on P's day-to-day life; ordin any other way has serious consequences for P, whether physical or non-physical.2Without prejudice to subsection (1), and to avoid any doubt, each of the following is a serious intervention for the purposes of this Part—aany deprivation of liberty;bthe imposition of a requirement mentioned in section 28(1)(a) (requirements to attend at particular times or intervals for certain treatment);cthe imposition of a community residence requirement (see section 31).3Regulations may provide that a prescribed intervention (except one mentioned in subsection (2))—ais to be regarded as an intervention falling within a particular paragraph of subsection (1); orbis not to be regarded as such an intervention.4If—athe act mentioned in section 9(1) is, or is part of, an intervention which turns out to be a serious intervention, butbat the time the act is done D reasonably believes that the risk that the intervention will turn out to be a serious intervention is negligible,that act is to be treated for the purposes of this Part as if the intervention were not a serious intervention.Acts that are “part of” serious interventions641This section applies where, for any purpose of this Part, a question arises whether a particular act is part of an intervention which is a serious intervention.2Where an act is done which—ais a use of force or a threat to use force, andbis done with the intention of securing the doing of another act in connection with the care, treatment or personal welfare of a person which that person resists,the act mentioned in paragraph (a) is to be taken to be part of the same intervention as the act mentioned in paragraph (b).3Nothing in this section limits the acts that are to be regarded as part of a particular intervention.<Emphasis>Meaning of “emergency”</Emphasis>Meaning of “<Term id="term-emergency">emergency</Term>” in relation to safeguard provisions651This section applies in relation to sections 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 24, 26, 28 and 35 (provisions which contain additional safeguards, and which require a determination of whether the situation is an “emergency”).2For the purposes of any one of those sections, the situation is an “emergency” if at the relevant time—aD knows that the safeguard in that section is not met, but reasonably believes that to delay until that safeguard is met would create an unacceptable risk of harm to P; orbD does not know whether that safeguard is met, but reasonably believes that to delay even until it is established whether it is met would create an unacceptable risk of harm to P.3But the situation is not an “emergency” by virtue of falling within subsection (2) if the fact that the safeguard in question is not met by the relevant time is to any extent due to an unreasonable failure by D to take a step that it would have been practicable to take for the purposes of ensuring that the safeguard is met by the relevant time.4Subsections (2) and (3) are to be read in accordance with section 66.5For the purposes of any section mentioned in subsection (1), the situation is also an “emergency” if, at the time when the act mentioned in that section is done, D—adoes not know of the effect of that section;bis not a person with expertise such that he or she could reasonably be expected to know of its effect; andcreasonably believes that it is necessary to do the act without delay to prevent harm to P.Section 65: definitions <Abbreviation Expansion="Et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc</Abbreviation>661For the purposes of section 65(2) and (3) and this section—athe safeguard in section 13 is met when a formal capacity assessment has been carried out and a statement of incapacity made;bthe safeguard in section 15 is met when a nominated person is in place for P;cthe safeguard in section 16 or 17 is met when a second opinion is obtained;dthe safeguard in section 19, 20, 24, 26 or 28 is met where the provision of treatment, detention or requirement mentioned in that section is authorised;ethe safeguard in section 35 is met when—ian independent mental capacity advocate is instructed under section 91 to represent and provide support to P in the determination of what would be in P's best interests; oriiP has made (and not revoked) a declaration under section 90 or 93 in relation to the matter.2In section 65(2) and (3) and this section “the relevant time” means—ain relation to section 15 or 35, the time when D determines that the act mentioned in that section would be in P's best interests;bin relation to any other section mentioned in section 65(1), the time when the act mentioned in that section is done.3For the purposes of section 65(2), the risk of harm to P created by delaying until a particular safeguard is met, or until it is established whether it is met, is an “unacceptable” risk if—athe seriousness of the harm that could be caused to P by such delay, andbthe likelihood of the harm,are such as to outweigh the risk of harm to P of not complying with the safeguard.4In determining for the purposes of section 65(2) and this section when a safeguard would be met, or when it would be established whether a safeguard is met, it must be assumed that any necessary steps would be taken as soon as practicable.5For the purposes of section 65(3), a failure by D at any time (“the time in question”) to take a practicable step for the purposes of ensuring that the safeguard is met by the relevant time is unreasonable unless, at the time in question—ahe or she reasonably believes that (ignoring any provision of this Act relating to emergency situations) the matter is not one to which the safeguard will apply; orbhe or she reasonably believes that that step does not have to be taken immediately in order for the safeguard to be met in time, and not taking that step immediately is reasonable in the circumstances.6Expressions used in a paragraph of subsection (1) and in the section mentioned in that paragraph have the same meaning in that paragraph as in that section.Failure by persons other than D to take steps to ensure safeguard met671This section has effect in relation to section 65(2) in a case where D is an employee of a person (“E”).2For the purposes of determining whether E is liable in relation to an act done in a situation falling within section 65(2), any reference in section 65(3) or 66(5) to “D” includes any other employee of E.3Any person for whose acts another person may be vicariously liable is to be treated for the purposes of this section as an employee of that other person.<Emphasis>Other definitions for purposes of Part 2</Emphasis>Interpretation of Part 2: general681For the purposes of this Part—community residence requirement” has the meaning given by section 31;“emergency”—in sections 54 to 56, has the meaning given by section 56;otherwise, has the meaning given by section 65;“reasonable objection”: an act is done “despite” a reasonable objection from a person's nominated person if the nominated person—has reasonably objected to the proposal to do the act; andhas not, by the time the act is done, withdrawn that objection (by any means);“requirement”: a requirement for a person (“P”) to do a thing is imposed on P by a person if that person tells P (by any means and in any words) that if P does not do that thing, further action will or may be taken in respect of P;“resisted by”: an act is resisted by a person if the doing of the act is secured by the use of force or a threat to use force;serious intervention” is to be read in accordance with section 63;subject to an additional measure” has the meaning given by section 23;treatment with serious consequences” has the meaning given by section 21;treatment that “might be” treatment with serious consequences: references to such treatment are to treatment where the risk of the treatment turning out to be treatment with serious consequences is more than negligible.2See also sections 304 to 306 (definitions for purposes of Act).S. 65(2)-(5) in operation at 2.12.2019 for specified purposes by S.R. 2019/163, art. 2(4), Sch. Pt. 4 (with art. 3) (as amended by S.R. 2019/190, art. 2)S. 66(1)(a)(b) (2)-(6) in operation at 2.12.2019 for specified purposes by S.R. 2019/163, art. 2(4), Sch. Pt. 4 (with art. 3) (as amended by S.R. 2019/190, art. 2)S. 63(2)(a) in operation at 2.12.2019 for specified purposes by S.R. 2019/163, art. 2(4), Sch. Pt. 4 (with art. 3) (as amended by S.R. 2019/190, art. 2)S. 64 in operation at 2.12.2019 for specified purposes by S.R. 2019/163, art. 2(4), Sch. Pt. 4 (with art. 3) (as amended by S.R. 2019/190, art. 2)S. 65(1) in operation at 2.12.2019 for specified purposes (but omitting "16 to 20" and "28 and 35") by S.R. 2019/163, art. 2(4), Sch. Pt. 4 (with art. 3) (as amended by S.R. 2019/190, art. 2)S. 66(1)(d) in operation at 2.12.2019 for specified purposes (but omitting “19, 20” and “28”) by S.R. 2019/163, art. 2(4), Sch. Pt. 4 (with art. 3) (as amended by S.R. 2019/190, art. 2)S. 67 in operation at 2.12.2019 for specified purposes by S.R. 2019/163, art. 2(4), Sch. Pt. 4 (with art. 3) (as amended by S.R. 2019/190, art. 2)S. 68 in operation at 2.12.2019 for specified purposes by S.R. 2019/163, art. 2(4), Sch. Pt. 4 (with art. 3) (as amended by S.R. 2019/190, art. 2)
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<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/63/4/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/63/4" id="section-63-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>If—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/63/4/a/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/63/4/a" id="section-63-4-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the act mentioned in section 9(1) is, or is part of, an intervention which turns out to be a serious intervention, but</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/63/4/b/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/63/4/b" id="section-63-4-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>at the time the act is done D reasonably believes that the risk that the intervention will turn out to be a serious intervention is negligible,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>that act is to be treated for the purposes of this Part as if the intervention were not a serious intervention.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2019-12-02">
<Title>Acts that are “part of” serious interventions</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/64/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/64" id="section-64">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-8ad1c713a6244ff5a2d65367b68fbfc5"/>
64
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/64/1/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/64/1" id="section-64-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>This section applies where, for any purpose of this Part, a question arises whether a particular act is part of an intervention which is a serious intervention.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/64/2/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/64/2" id="section-64-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Where an act is done which—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/64/2/a/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/64/2/a" id="section-64-2-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>is a use of force or a threat to use force, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/64/2/b/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/64/2/b" id="section-64-2-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>is done with the intention of securing the doing of another act in connection with the care, treatment or personal welfare of a person which that person resists,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>the act mentioned in paragraph (a) is to be taken to be part of the same intervention as the act mentioned in paragraph (b).</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/64/3/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/64/3" id="section-64-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Nothing in this section limits the acts that are to be regarded as part of a particular intervention.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/part/2/chapter/9/crossheading/meaning-of-emergency/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/part/2/chapter/9/crossheading/meaning-of-emergency" NumberOfProvisions="3" id="part-2-chapter-9-crossheading-meaning-of-emergency" RestrictStartDate="2019-12-02">
<Title>
<Emphasis>Meaning of “emergency”</Emphasis>
</Title>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2019-12-02">
<Title>
Meaning of “
<Term id="term-emergency">emergency</Term>
” in relation to safeguard provisions
</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/65/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/65" id="section-65">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">65</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/65/1/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/65/1" id="section-65-1" RestrictStartDate="2019-12-02">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-533d6a9b8310b1fd6976d7988bbaace2"/>
1
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>This section applies in relation to sections 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 24, 26, 28 and 35 (provisions which contain additional safeguards, and which require a determination of whether the situation is an “emergency”).</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/65/2/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/65/2" id="section-65-2" RestrictStartDate="2019-12-02">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-eadf728db9471a2ff115f457d3c4e98e"/>
2
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>For the purposes of any one of those sections, the situation is an “emergency” if at the relevant time—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/65/2/a/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/65/2/a" id="section-65-2-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>D knows that the safeguard in that section is not met, but reasonably believes that to delay until that safeguard is met would create an unacceptable risk of harm to P; or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/65/2/b/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/65/2/b" id="section-65-2-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>D does not know whether that safeguard is met, but reasonably believes that to delay even until it is established whether it is met would create an unacceptable risk of harm to P.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/65/3/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/65/3" id="section-65-3" RestrictStartDate="2019-12-02">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-eadf728db9471a2ff115f457d3c4e98e"/>
3
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>But the situation is not an “emergency” by virtue of falling within subsection (2) if the fact that the safeguard in question is not met by the relevant time is to any extent due to an unreasonable failure by D to take a step that it would have been practicable to take for the purposes of ensuring that the safeguard is met by the relevant time.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/65/4/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/65/4" id="section-65-4" RestrictStartDate="2019-12-02">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-eadf728db9471a2ff115f457d3c4e98e"/>
4
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Subsections (2) and (3) are to be read in accordance with section 66.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/65/5/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/65/5" id="section-65-5" RestrictStartDate="2019-12-02">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-eadf728db9471a2ff115f457d3c4e98e"/>
5
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>For the purposes of any section mentioned in subsection (1), the situation is also an “emergency” if, at the time when the act mentioned in that section is done, D—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/65/5/a/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/65/5/a" id="section-65-5-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>does not know of the effect of that section;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/65/5/b/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/65/5/b" id="section-65-5-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>is not a person with expertise such that he or she could reasonably be expected to know of its effect; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/65/5/c/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/65/5/c" id="section-65-5-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>reasonably believes that it is necessary to do the act without delay to prevent harm to P.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictExtent="N.I." RestrictStartDate="2019-12-02">
<Title>
Section 65: definitions
<Abbreviation Expansion="Et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc</Abbreviation>
</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/66/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/66" id="section-66">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">66</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/66/1/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/66/1" id="section-66-1" RestrictStartDate="2019-12-02">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>For the purposes of section 65(2) and (3) and this section—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/66/1/a/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/66/1/a" id="section-66-1-a" RestrictStartDate="2019-12-02">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-0d7e2d3b7443c5fe332081e783f5117f"/>
a
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the safeguard in section 13 is met when a formal capacity assessment has been carried out and a statement of incapacity made;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/66/1/b/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/66/1/b" id="section-66-1-b" RestrictStartDate="2019-12-02">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-0d7e2d3b7443c5fe332081e783f5117f"/>
b
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the safeguard in section 15 is met when a nominated person is in place for P;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/66/1/c/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/66/1/c" id="section-66-1-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the safeguard in section 16 or 17 is met when a second opinion is obtained;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/66/1/d/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/66/1/d" id="section-66-1-d" RestrictStartDate="2019-12-02">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-1c7117fbd9e015fa13965c553aba5329"/>
d
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the safeguard in section 19, 20, 24, 26 or 28 is met where the provision of treatment, detention or requirement mentioned in that section is authorised;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/66/1/e/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/66/1/e" id="section-66-1-e">
<Pnumber>e</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the safeguard in section 35 is met when—</Text>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/66/1/e/i/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/66/1/e/i" id="section-66-1-e-i">
<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>an independent mental capacity advocate is instructed under section 91 to represent and provide support to P in the determination of what would be in P's best interests; or</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/66/1/e/ii/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/66/1/e/ii" id="section-66-1-e-ii">
<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>P has made (and not revoked) a declaration under section 90 or 93 in relation to the matter.</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/66/2/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/66/2" id="section-66-2" RestrictStartDate="2019-12-02">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-0d7e2d3b7443c5fe332081e783f5117f"/>
2
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In section 65(2) and (3) and this section “
<Term id="term-the-relevant-time">the relevant time</Term>
” means—
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/66/2/a/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/66/2/a" id="section-66-2-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in relation to section 15 or 35, the time when D determines that the act mentioned in that section would be in P's best interests;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/66/2/b/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/66/2/b" id="section-66-2-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in relation to any other section mentioned in section 65(1), the time when the act mentioned in that section is done.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/66/3/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/66/3" id="section-66-3" RestrictStartDate="2019-12-02">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-0d7e2d3b7443c5fe332081e783f5117f"/>
3
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>For the purposes of section 65(2), the risk of harm to P created by delaying until a particular safeguard is met, or until it is established whether it is met, is an “unacceptable” risk if—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/66/3/a/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/66/3/a" id="section-66-3-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the seriousness of the harm that could be caused to P by such delay, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/66/3/b/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/66/3/b" id="section-66-3-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the likelihood of the harm,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>are such as to outweigh the risk of harm to P of not complying with the safeguard.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/66/4/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/66/4" id="section-66-4" RestrictStartDate="2019-12-02">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-0d7e2d3b7443c5fe332081e783f5117f"/>
4
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In determining for the purposes of section 65(2) and this section when a safeguard would be met, or when it would be established whether a safeguard is met, it must be assumed that any necessary steps would be taken as soon as practicable.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/66/5/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/66/5" id="section-66-5" RestrictStartDate="2019-12-02">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-0d7e2d3b7443c5fe332081e783f5117f"/>
5
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>For the purposes of section 65(3), a failure by D at any time (“the time in question”) to take a practicable step for the purposes of ensuring that the safeguard is met by the relevant time is unreasonable unless, at the time in question—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/66/5/a/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/66/5/a" id="section-66-5-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>he or she reasonably believes that (ignoring any provision of this Act relating to emergency situations) the matter is not one to which the safeguard will apply; or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/66/5/b/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/66/5/b" id="section-66-5-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>he or she reasonably believes that that step does not have to be taken immediately in order for the safeguard to be met in time, and not taking that step immediately is reasonable in the circumstances.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/66/6/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/66/6" id="section-66-6" RestrictStartDate="2019-12-02">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-0d7e2d3b7443c5fe332081e783f5117f"/>
6
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Expressions used in a paragraph of subsection (1) and in the section mentioned in that paragraph have the same meaning in that paragraph as in that section.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2019-12-02">
<Title>Failure by persons other than D to take steps to ensure safeguard met</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/67/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/67" id="section-67">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-072311563ed65f628c02f66a93534a98"/>
67
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/67/1/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/67/1" id="section-67-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>This section has effect in relation to section 65(2) in a case where D is an employee of a person (“E”).</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/67/2/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/67/2" id="section-67-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
For the purposes of determining whether E is liable in relation to an act done in a situation falling within section 65(2), any reference in section 65(3) or 66(5) to “
<Term id="term-d">D</Term>
” includes any other employee of E.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/67/3/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/67/3" id="section-67-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Any person for whose acts another person may be vicariously liable is to be treated for the purposes of this section as an employee of that other person.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/part/2/chapter/9/crossheading/other-definitions-for-purposes-of-part-2/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/part/2/chapter/9/crossheading/other-definitions-for-purposes-of-part-2" NumberOfProvisions="1" id="part-2-chapter-9-crossheading-other-definitions-for-purposes-of-part-2" RestrictStartDate="2019-12-02">
<Title>
<Emphasis>Other definitions for purposes of Part 2</Emphasis>
</Title>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2019-12-02">
<Title>Interpretation of Part 2: general</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/68/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/68" id="section-68">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-63e0f75196a969ab93a87ed3b29bdb33"/>
68
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/68/1/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/68/1" id="section-68-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>For the purposes of this Part—</Text>
<UnorderedList Decoration="none" Class="Definition">
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-community-residence-requirement">community residence requirement</Term>
” has the meaning given by section 31;
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>“emergency”—</Text>
</Para>
<OrderedList Type="alpha" Decoration="parens">
<ListItem NumberOverride="a">
<Para>
<Text>in sections 54 to 56, has the meaning given by section 56;</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem NumberOverride="b">
<Para>
<Text>otherwise, has the meaning given by section 65;</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>“reasonable objection”: an act is done “despite” a reasonable objection from a person's nominated person if the nominated person—</Text>
</Para>
<OrderedList Type="alpha" Decoration="parens">
<ListItem NumberOverride="a">
<Para>
<Text>has reasonably objected to the proposal to do the act; and</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem NumberOverride="b">
<Para>
<Text>has not, by the time the act is done, withdrawn that objection (by any means);</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>“requirement”: a requirement for a person (“P”) to do a thing is imposed on P by a person if that person tells P (by any means and in any words) that if P does not do that thing, further action will or may be taken in respect of P;</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>“resisted by”: an act is resisted by a person if the doing of the act is secured by the use of force or a threat to use force;</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-serious-intervention">serious intervention</Term>
” is to be read in accordance with section 63;
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-subject-to-an-additional-measure">subject to an additional measure</Term>
” has the meaning given by section 23;
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-treatment-with-serious-consequences">treatment with serious consequences</Term>
” has the meaning given by section 21;
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>treatment that “might be” treatment with serious consequences: references to such treatment are to treatment where the risk of the treatment turning out to be treatment with serious consequences is more than negligible.</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
</UnorderedList>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/68/2/2019-12-02" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/68/2" id="section-68-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>See also sections 304 to 306 (definitions for purposes of Act).</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
</Chapter>
</Part>
</Body>
</Primary>
<Commentaries>
<Commentary id="key-eadf728db9471a2ff115f457d3c4e98e" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 65(2)-(5) in operation at 2.12.2019 for specified purposes by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/163" id="coimzf1y3-00089" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2019" Number="163" Title="The Mental Capacity (2016 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019">S.R. 2019/163</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="coimzf1y3-00090" CitationRef="coimzf1y3-00089" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/163/article/2/4" SectionRef="article-2-4">art. 2(4)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="coimzf1y3-00091" CitationRef="coimzf1y3-00089" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/163/schedule/part/4" SectionRef="schedule-part-4" Operative="true">Sch. Pt. 4</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="coimzf1y3-00092" CitationRef="coimzf1y3-00089" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/163/article/3" SectionRef="article-3">art. 3</CitationSubRef>
) (as amended by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/190" id="coimzf1y3-00093" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2019" Number="190">S.R. 2019/190</Citation>
, art. 2)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-0d7e2d3b7443c5fe332081e783f5117f" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 66(1)(a)(b) (2)-(6) in operation at 2.12.2019 for specified purposes by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/163" id="coimzf1y3-00109" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2019" Number="163" Title="The Mental Capacity (2016 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019">S.R. 2019/163</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="coimzf1y3-00110" CitationRef="coimzf1y3-00109" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/163/article/2/4" SectionRef="article-2-4">art. 2(4)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="coimzf1y3-00111" CitationRef="coimzf1y3-00109" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/163/schedule/part/4" SectionRef="schedule-part-4" Operative="true">Sch. Pt. 4</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="coimzf1y3-00112" CitationRef="coimzf1y3-00109" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/163/article/3" SectionRef="article-3">art. 3</CitationSubRef>
) (as amended by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/190" id="coimzf1y3-00113" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2019" Number="190">S.R. 2019/190</Citation>
, art. 2)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-a7c9f8c30f97afedf176c1d777a2b4ca" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-63-2-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/63/2/a" id="coimzf1y3-01057">S. 63(2)(a)</CitationSubRef>
in operation at 2.12.2019 for specified purposes by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/163" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2019" Number="163" Title="The Mental Capacity (2016 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019" id="coimzf1y3-01058">S.R. 2019/163</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/163/article/2/4" CitationRef="coimzf1y3-01058" id="coimzf1y3-01059">art. 2(4)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="schedule-part-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/163/schedule/part/4" CitationRef="coimzf1y3-01058" Operative="true" id="coimzf1y3-01060">Sch. Pt. 4</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/163/article/3" CitationRef="coimzf1y3-01058" id="coimzf1y3-01061">art. 3</CitationSubRef>
) (as amended by
<Citation Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2019" Number="190" id="coimzf1y3-01062">S.R. 2019/190</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2" id="coimzf1y3-01063">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-8ad1c713a6244ff5a2d65367b68fbfc5" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-64" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/64" id="coimzf1y3-01071">S. 64</CitationSubRef>
in operation at 2.12.2019 for specified purposes by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/163" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2019" Number="163" Title="The Mental Capacity (2016 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019" id="coimzf1y3-01072">S.R. 2019/163</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/163/article/2/4" CitationRef="coimzf1y3-01072" id="coimzf1y3-01073">art. 2(4)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="schedule-part-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/163/schedule/part/4" CitationRef="coimzf1y3-01072" Operative="true" id="coimzf1y3-01074">Sch. Pt. 4</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/163/article/3" CitationRef="coimzf1y3-01072" id="coimzf1y3-01075">art. 3</CitationSubRef>
) (as amended by
<Citation Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2019" Number="190" id="coimzf1y3-01076">S.R. 2019/190</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2" id="coimzf1y3-01077">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-533d6a9b8310b1fd6976d7988bbaace2" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 65(1) in operation at 2.12.2019 for specified purposes (but omitting "16 to 20" and "28 and 35") by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/163" id="coimzf1y3-01086" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2019" Number="163" Title="The Mental Capacity (2016 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019">S.R. 2019/163</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="coimzf1y3-01087" CitationRef="coimzf1y3-01086" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/163/article/2/4" SectionRef="article-2-4">art. 2(4)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="coimzf1y3-01088" CitationRef="coimzf1y3-01086" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/163/schedule/part/4" SectionRef="schedule-part-4" Operative="true">Sch. Pt. 4</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="coimzf1y3-01089" CitationRef="coimzf1y3-01086" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/163/article/3" SectionRef="article-3">art. 3</CitationSubRef>
) (as amended by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/190" id="coimzf1y3-01090" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2019" Number="190">S.R. 2019/190</Citation>
, art. 2)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-1c7117fbd9e015fa13965c553aba5329" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 66(1)(d) in operation at 2.12.2019 for specified purposes (but omitting “19, 20” and “28”) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/163" id="coimzf1y3-01100" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2019" Number="163" Title="The Mental Capacity (2016 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019">S.R. 2019/163</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="coimzf1y3-01101" CitationRef="coimzf1y3-01100" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/163/article/2/4" SectionRef="article-2-4">art. 2(4)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="coimzf1y3-01102" CitationRef="coimzf1y3-01100" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/163/schedule/part/4" SectionRef="schedule-part-4" Operative="true">Sch. Pt. 4</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="coimzf1y3-01103" CitationRef="coimzf1y3-01100" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/163/article/3" SectionRef="article-3">art. 3</CitationSubRef>
) (as amended by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/190" id="coimzf1y3-01104" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2019" Number="190">S.R. 2019/190</Citation>
, art. 2)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-072311563ed65f628c02f66a93534a98" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-67" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/67" id="coimzf1y3-01113">S. 67</CitationSubRef>
in operation at 2.12.2019 for specified purposes by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/163" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2019" Number="163" Title="The Mental Capacity (2016 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019" id="coimzf1y3-01114">S.R. 2019/163</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/163/article/2/4" CitationRef="coimzf1y3-01114" id="coimzf1y3-01115">art. 2(4)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="schedule-part-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/163/schedule/part/4" CitationRef="coimzf1y3-01114" Operative="true" id="coimzf1y3-01116">Sch. Pt. 4</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/163/article/3" CitationRef="coimzf1y3-01114" id="coimzf1y3-01117">art. 3</CitationSubRef>
) (as amended by
<Citation Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2019" Number="190" id="coimzf1y3-01118">S.R. 2019/190</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2" id="coimzf1y3-01119">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-63e0f75196a969ab93a87ed3b29bdb33" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-68" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/18/section/68" id="coimzf1y3-01127">S. 68</CitationSubRef>
in operation at 2.12.2019 for specified purposes by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/163" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2019" Number="163" Title="The Mental Capacity (2016 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019" id="coimzf1y3-01128">S.R. 2019/163</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/163/article/2/4" CitationRef="coimzf1y3-01128" id="coimzf1y3-01129">art. 2(4)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="schedule-part-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/163/schedule/part/4" CitationRef="coimzf1y3-01128" Operative="true" id="coimzf1y3-01130">Sch. Pt. 4</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/163/article/3" CitationRef="coimzf1y3-01128" id="coimzf1y3-01131">art. 3</CitationSubRef>
) (as amended by
<Citation Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2019" Number="190" id="coimzf1y3-01132">S.R. 2019/190</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2" id="coimzf1y3-01133">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
</Commentaries>
</Legislation>