Article 9 Amendment of the Family Procedure (Adoption) Rules 2005

In rule 52—

(a)

for each reference to “patient” substitute a reference to “protected party”; and

(b)

in paragraph (3) –

(i)

omit the words “a party becomes a patient”; and

(ii)

after the words “during proceedings”, insert “a party lacks capacity (within the meaning of the 2005 Act) to continue to conduct the proceedings”.