# Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Section 112: The court's power to make declarations

Status: prospective

(1) The court may make declarations in relation to a person who is 16 or over as to—
(a) whether the person has or lacks capacity to make a decision specified in the declaration;
(b) whether the person has or lacks capacity to make decisions on a matter described in the declaration;
(c) the lawfulness or otherwise of any act done, or yet to be done, in relation to the person.
(2) In this section “act” includes an omission and a course of conduct.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/112 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-112
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