{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-2005/schedule-6/paragraph-19",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-2005/schedule-6/paragraph-19.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2005/9",
  "legislation_title": "Mental Capacity Act 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-2005",
  "path": "schedule/6/paragraph/19",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "19",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In section 40 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (c. 18) (payments to person who lacks capacity) (which becomes subsection (1))—\n(a) for the words from “is incapable” to “affairs” substitute “ (“P”) lacks capacity (within the meaning of the Mental Capacity Act 2005) in relation to the provisions of the order ”,\n(b) for “that person under Part VIII of that Act” substitute “ P under that Act ”,\n(c) for the words from “such persons” to the end substitute “ such person (“D”) as it may direct ”, and\n(d) at the end insert—\n“(2) In carrying out any functions of his in relation to an order made under subsection (1), D must act in P's best interests (within the meaning of that Act).”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/9/schedule/6/paragraph/19",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:16:24.228713+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."
}