{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/schedule-1/paragraph-4",
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  "legislation": "nia/2016/18",
  "legislation_title": "Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "For the purposes of paragraph 2 treatment which is proposed to be provided to P is “relevant treatment” if—\n(a) it would or might be treatment with serious consequences (see section 21);\n(b) the applicant reasonably believes that P lacks capacity in relation to the treatment; and\n(c) either of the following applies—\n(i) P's nominated person has reasonably objected to the proposal to provide the treatment and has not withdrawn that objection; or\n(ii) the applicant reasonably believes that it is likely that the provision of the treatment would be such that authorisation is needed by reason of section 20 (resistance etc by P to provision of certain treatment).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/schedule/1/paragraph/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:19:54.781348+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."
}