Article 10 Amendments to Court of Protection Rules 2001

After rule 77 there shall be inserted—

“Receivership appointment fee

77A

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), an appointment fee shall be payable, as set out in paragraph 1A of the Appendix, upon the appointment of a receiver for a patient.

(2)

Where the proceedings are terminated less than four weeks from the appointment of a receiver, the fee payable under paragraph (1) shall be refunded if it has been paid or, if it has not been paid, it shall cease to be payable.”.