Part 1Persons who lack capacity

Excluded decisions

27Family relationships etc.

1

Nothing in this Act permits a decision on any of the following matters to be made on behalf of a person—

a

consenting to marriage or a civil partnership,

b

consenting to have sexual relations,

c

consenting to a decree of divorce being granted on the basis of two years' separation,

d

consenting to a dissolution order being made in relation to a civil partnership on the basis of two years' separation,

e

consenting to a child's being placed for adoption by an adoption agency,

f

consenting to the making of an adoption order,

g

discharging parental responsibilities in matters not relating to a child's property,

h

giving a consent under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (c. 37).

2

Adoption order” means—

a

an adoption order within the meaning of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38) (including a future adoption order), and

b

an order under section 84 of that Act (parental responsibility prior to adoption abroad).