{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/schedule-2/paragraph-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/schedule-2/paragraph-4.json",
  "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/2/paragraph/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The medical report included in a report under paragraph 2 must be in the prescribed form and must—\n(a) be made by a medical practitioner who is unconnected with P and is permitted by regulations under section 300 to make the report;\n(b) include a statement by the person making the medical report that in that person's opinion the criteria for authorisation are met; and\n(c) include any prescribed information.\n(2) The maker of the medical report must have examined P not more than two days five days before the date when the medical report is made.\n(3) See also sections 54 and 55 (involvement of nominated person and independent mental capacity advocate).",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 4(2) substituted (temp.) (2.4.2020) by virtue of Coronavirus Act 2020 (c. 7), s. 87(2), Sch. 11 para. 6 (with ss. 88-90, Sch. 11 para. 2); S.R. 2020/58, art. 2(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 4(2) expiry of earlier affecting provision 2020 c. 7, Sch. 11 paras. 3-9 (25.3.2022) by Coronavirus Act 2020 (c. 7), s. 89 (with s. 90)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 4 in operation at 2.12.2019 for specified purposes by S.R. 2019/163, art. 2(4), Sch. Pt. 4 (with art. 3) (as amended by S.R. 2019/190, art. 2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/schedule/2/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."
}