# Mental Capacity Act 2005, Paragraph 181


(1) The identity of the supervisory body is determined under this paragraph in cases where the relevant hospital is situated in Wales.
(2) The National Assembly for Wales are the supervisory body.
(3) But if the relevant person is ordinarily resident in the area of a local authority in England, the supervisory body are that local authority.
(4) “ Local authority ” means—
(a) the council of a county;
(b) the council of a district for which there is no county council;
(c) the council of a London borough;
(d) the Common Council of the City of London;
(e) the Council of the Isles of Scilly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/9/schedule/A1/paragraph/181 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-2005/schedule-A1/paragraph-181
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