# Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Paragraph 4

Status: prospective

“Adult” means a person who—
(a) as a result of an impairment or insufficiency of the person's personal faculties, cannot protect his or her interests; and
(b) is 16 or over.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/schedule/9/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/schedule-9/paragraph-4
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