# Mental Capacity Act 2005, Section 27: Family relationships etc.

Extent: E+W

(1) Nothing in this Act permits a decision on any of the following matters to be made on behalf of a person—
(a) consenting to marriage or a civil partnership,
(b) consenting to have sexual relations,
(c) consenting to a decree of divorce being granted on the basis of two years' separation,
(d) consenting to a dissolution order being made in relation to a civil partnership on the basis of two years' separation,
(e) consenting to a child's being placed for adoption by an adoption agency,
(f) consenting to the making of an adoption order,
(g) discharging parental responsibilities in matters not relating to a child's property,
(h) giving a consent under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (c. 37).
(i) giving a consent under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008.
(2) “Adoption order” means—
(a) an adoption order within the meaning of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38) (including a future adoption order), and
(b) an order under section 84 of that Act (parental responsibility prior to adoption abroad).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/9/section/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-2005/section-27
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