# Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Paragraph 12

Status: prospective

In exercising jurisdiction under this Schedule, the court may, if it considers that the matter has a substantial connection with a country other than Northern Ireland and having regard to the interests of the adult, apply the law of that other country.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/schedule/9/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/schedule-9/paragraph-12
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