{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-2005-independent-mental-capacity-advocates-general-regulations-2006/regulation-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-2005-independent-mental-capacity-advocates-general-regulations-2006/regulation-7.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2006/1832",
  "legislation_title": "The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Independent Mental Capacity Advocates) (General) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-2005-independent-mental-capacity-advocates-general-regulations-2006",
  "path": "regulation/7",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Challenges to decisions affecting persons who lack capacity",
  "text": "(1) This regulation applies where—\n(a) an IMCA has been instructed to represent a person (“P”) in relation to any matter, and\n(b) a decision affecting P (including a decision as to his capacity) is made in that matter.\n(2) The IMCA has the same rights to challenge the decision as he would have if he were a person (other than an IMCA) engaged in caring for P or interested in his welfare.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1832/regulation/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:26:09.473985+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}