# Mental Capacity Act 2005, Paragraph 3


(1) “Country” includes a territory which has its own system of law.
(2) Where a country has more than one territory with its own system of law, a reference to the country, in relation to one of its nationals, is to the territory with which the national has the closer, or the closest, connection.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/9/schedule/3/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-2005/schedule-3/paragraph-3
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