# Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Section 251: Interpretation of Part 10: impairment of or disturbance in the functioning of the mind or brain

Status: prospective

(1) This section applies for the purposes of interpreting any reference in this Part to an impairment of, or disturbance in the functioning of, a person's mind or brain.
(2) For those purposes, it does not matter—
(a) whether the impairment or disturbance is permanent or temporary;
(b) what the cause of the impairment or disturbance is.
(3) In particular, it does not matter whether the impairment or disturbance is caused by a disorder or otherwise.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/251 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-251
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.