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Paragraph 85 Mental Capacity (Deprivation of Liberty: Standard Authorisations, Assessments and Ordinary Residence) Regulations 2008I1

United Kingdom

(1)

The Mental Capacity (Deprivation of Liberty: Standard Authorisations, Assessments and Ordinary Residence) Regulations 2008f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 2 (interpretation), omit the definition of “General Social Care Council”.

(3)

In regulation 5 (eligibility to carry out a best interests assessment), in paragraph (2)—

(a)

omit sub-paragraph (b), and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (d), after “Part 6” insert “, or a social worker registered in Part 16,”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. para. 85 in force at 1.8.2012, see art. 1(2)

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 2008/1858.