# Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Section 305: Meaning of “mental disorder”


(1) In this Act “mental disorder” means any disorder or disability of the mind.
(2) Dependence on alcohol or drugs is not to be considered a disorder or disability of the mind for the purposes of subsection (1) (but this does not prevent a disorder or disability of the mind that is related to alcohol or drugs, but is not dependence, from being so considered).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/305 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-305
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