# Mental Capacity Act 2005, Paragraph 4

Extent: E+W

(1) “Adult” means subject to sub-paragraph (2) a person who—
(a) as a result of an impairment or insufficiency of his personal faculties, cannot protect his interests, and
(b) has reached 16.
(2) But “adult” does not include a child to whom ... the following applies—
(a) the Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-Operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children that was signed at The Hague on 19 October 1996;
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/9/schedule/3/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-2005/schedule-3/paragraph-4
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