{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/schedule-9/paragraph-20",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/schedule-9/paragraph-20.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/9/paragraph/20",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) A protective measure taken in relation to an adult under the law of a country other than Northern Ireland is to be recognised in Northern Ireland if it was taken on the ground that the adult is habitually resident in the other country.\n(2) A protective measure taken in relation to an adult under the law of a Convention country other than Northern Ireland is to be recognised in Northern Ireland if it was taken on a ground mentioned in Chapter 2 (jurisdiction).\n(3) But the court may disapply this paragraph in relation to a measure if it considers that—\n(a) the case in which the measure was taken was not urgent;\n(b) the adult was not given an opportunity to be heard; and\n(c) that omission amounted to a breach of natural justice.\n(4) The court may also disapply this paragraph in relation to a measure if it considers that—\n(a) recognition of the measure would be manifestly contrary to public policy;\n(b) the measure would be inconsistent with a mandatory provision of the law of Northern Ireland; or\n(c) the measure is inconsistent with one subsequently taken, or recognised, in Northern Ireland in relation to the adult.\n(5) The court may also disapply this paragraph in relation to a measure taken under the law of a Convention country in a matter to which Article 33 applies, if the court considers that that Article has not been complied with in connection with that matter.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/schedule/9/paragraph/20",
    "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."
}