# Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Section 286: Voting rights

Status: prospective

(1) Nothing in this Act permits a decision on voting at an election for any public office, or at a referendum, to be made on behalf of a person.
(2) In this section “referendum” means a referendum or other poll held, in pursuance of any statutory provision, on one or more questions or propositions specified in or in accordance with any such provision.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/286 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-286
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