Paragraph 16 Church of England Pensions Regulations 1988
Regulation 30 (payment of pensions in respect of persons suffering from mental disorder) of the Church of England Pensions Regulations 1988f1 is amended in accordance with this paragraph.
In paragraph (1)—
for the words “is incapable by reason of mental disorder within the meaning of the Mental Health Act, 1983, of managing and administering”, substitute “lacks capacity (within the meaning of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (c.9)) to manage and administer”; and
in sub-paragraph (a), for the words “suffering from mental disorder”, substitute “a person lacking capacity (within the meaning of the Mental Capacity Act 2005) to manage and administer his property and affairs”.
In paragraph (2)—
for the words “authority having jurisdiction under Part VII of the Mental Health Act, 1983”, substitute “Court of Protection”; and
for each reference to “that authority” substitute a reference to “the Court of Protection”.
In paragraph (3)—
for the words “the authority having jurisdiction under Part VII of the Mental Health Act, 1983 give”, substitute “the Court of Protection gives”; and
for the words “that authority”, substitute “the Court of Protection”.
Annotations
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S.I. 1988/2256, amended by Pensions Measure 1997 (No. 1); there are other amending instruments but none are relevant.