# Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Paragraph 30

Status: prospective

(1) Article 63 (treatment requiring consent and a second opinion) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (2) for the first “Article” substitute “ Articles 63A and ”.
(3) For paragraph (3) substitute—
“(3) Before giving a certificate under paragraph (2), the medical practitioner must consult—
(a) such person or persons as appear to the medical practitioner to be principally concerned with the patient's medical treatment; and
(b) the independent advocate instructed to represent and provide support to the patient.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/schedule/8/paragraph/30 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/schedule-8/paragraph-30
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