# Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Paragraph 42

Status: prospective

(1) Article 73 (duty on Boards to refer cases to the tribunal) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1)—
(a) omit “or his guardianship”;
(b) omit “or 23”;
(c) for “2 years (or, if the patient has not attained the age of 16 years, one year)” substitute “ one year ”.
(3) In paragraph (3) for “periods” substitute “ period ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/schedule/8/paragraph/42 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/schedule-8/paragraph-42
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