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7. Except where these Rules otherwise provide, any function may be exercised—
(a)without fixing an appointment for a hearing;
(b)by the court or the Public Trustee as appropriate of its or his own motion or at the instance or on the application of any person interested;
(c)whether or not any proceedings have been commenced in the court with respect to the patient.