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Regulation 8 Mental incapacity

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Section 20(4)(b) of the Act (treatment justified where disabled person is incapable of entering into an enforceable agreement or giving informed consent) shall not apply where a disabled person is acting through another person by virtue of—

(a)

a power of attorney; or

(b)

functions conferred by or under Part VIII of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986f1.

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Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1986/595 (N.I. 4)