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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/schedule-2/paragraph-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/schedule-2/paragraph-8.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/8",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) An authorisation granted by the making of a report under paragraph 2—\n(a) takes effect from the time the report is made; and\n(b) expires (if not previously revoked) when an event which terminates the authorisation occurs (or, if more than one such event occurs, on the occurrence of the first of those events).\n(2) “An event which terminates the authorisation” is to be read in accordance with Part 3 of this Schedule.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 8 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)"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/schedule/2/paragraph/8",
    "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."
}