# Mental Capacity Act 2005, Paragraph 3


(1) Any application for the exercise of a power under Part 7 of the Mental Health Act which is pending immediately before the commencement day is to be treated, in so far as a corresponding power is exercisable under sections 16 to 20, as an application for the exercise of that power.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) an application for the appointment of a receiver is to be treated as an application for the appointment of a deputy.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/9/schedule/5/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-2005/schedule-5/paragraph-3
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