Part 1Persons who lack capacity
Preliminary
F14BDeprivation of liberty necessary for life-sustaining treatment etc
(1)
If the following conditions are met, D is authorised to deprive P of his liberty while a decision as respects any relevant issue is sought from the court.
(2)
The first condition is that there is a question about whether D is authorised to deprive P of his liberty under section 4A.
(3)
The second condition is that the deprivation of liberty—
(a)
is wholly or partly for the purpose of—
(i)
giving P life-sustaining treatment, or
(ii)
doing any vital act, or
(b)
consists wholly or partly of—
(i)
giving P life-sustaining treatment, or
(ii)
doing any vital act.
(4)
The third condition is that the deprivation of liberty is necessary in order to—
(a)
give the life-sustaining treatment, or
(b)
do the vital act.
(5)
A vital act is any act which the person doing it reasonably believes to be necessary to prevent a serious deterioration in P's condition.