# Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Section 266: Amendments of Mental Health Order: children etc


(1) Schedule 8—
(a) restricts the application of Part 2 of the Mental Health Order to children;
(b) amends that Order so as to—
(i) make provision for independent advocates for children; and
(ii) require persons making certain decisions to have a child's best interests as their primary consideration;
(c) makes other amendments of that Order.
(2) In this section “children” means children under 16.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/266 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-266
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