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Section 15 Power to make declarations

(1)

The court may make declarations as to—

(a)

whether a person has or lacks capacity to make a decision specified in the declaration;

(b)

whether a person has or lacks capacity to make decisions on such matters as are described in the declaration;

(c)

the lawfulness or otherwise of any act done, or yet to be done, in relation to that person.

(2)

“Act” includes an omission and a course of conduct.

Notes on Part 1

Modifications

C1

Pt. 1 applied (1.12.2017) by The Court of Protection Rules 2017 (S.I. 2017/1035), rules 23.3, 24.6(1)