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8.—(1) For the purpose of ascertaining whether section 33(4) (termination of direct payments) of the Act applies, an adult who lacks capacity to request the making of direct payments may nonetheless be regarded by a local authority as having capacity to do so in the circumstances in paragraph (2).
(2) The circumstances are that—
(a)the authority is satisfied that the adult’s lack of capacity to make the request is temporary; and
(b)another person who appears to the authority to be capable of managing a direct payment is prepared to accept and manage such payments on behalf of the adult during the period of the adult’s incapacity.
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