# Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Section 133: Section 132: exception for clinical trials


(1) This section applies for the purposes of section 132.
(2) A clinical trial which is subject to the provisions of clinical trials regulations is not to be treated as research.
(3) In subsection (2) “clinical trials regulations” means—
(a) the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004 and any other regulations replacing those regulations or amending them; and
(b) any other regulations relating to clinical trials that are designated by regulations made for the purposes of this subsection.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/133 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-133
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