# The Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential Provision—Social Workers) Order 2012, Paragraph 85: Mental Capacity (Deprivation of Liberty: Standard Authorisations, Assessments and Ordinary Residence) Regulations 2008

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The Mental Capacity (Deprivation of Liberty: Standard Authorisations, Assessments and Ordinary Residence) Regulations 2008 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,”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1479/schedule/paragraph/85 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2012-consequential-provisionsocial-workers-order-2012/schedule/paragraph-85
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