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Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

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Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Paragraph 30 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 04 November 2024. 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. Help about Changes to Legislation

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30—(1) Article 63 (treatment requiring consent and a second opinion) is amended as follows.N.I.

(2) In paragraph (2) for the first “Article” substitute “ Articles 63A and ”.

(3) For paragraph (3) substitute—

(3) Before giving a certificate under paragraph (2), the medical practitioner must consult—

(a)such person or persons as appear to the medical practitioner to be principally concerned with the patient's medical treatment; and

(b)the independent advocate instructed to represent and provide support to the patient..

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