# Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Paragraph 9

Status: prospective

In Article 13(1) (renewal of authority for detention) after “discharged” insert “ or reached the age of 16 ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/schedule/8/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/schedule-8/paragraph-9
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