{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-38",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-38.json",
  "legislation": "nia/2016/18",
  "legislation_title": "Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016",
  "path": "section/38",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "38",
  "heading": "Subsequent extensions",
  "text": "(1) This section applies where—\n(a) an authorisation has been granted (and has not been revoked);\n(b) the period of the authorisation has been extended for a period (“the current extension period”) under a relevant provision; and\n(c) the current extension period has not ended.\n(2) The period of the authorisation may be further extended, for a period of one year beginning immediately after the end of the current extension period, by the making of an extension report (see section 39).\n(3) In subsection (1)(b) “relevant provision” means—\n(a) section 37 (first extension);\n(b) this section (subsequent extensions); or\n(c) paragraph 8(2) of Schedule 3 (extension where responsible person is not of the opinion that the criteria for continuation are met).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 38 in operation at 2.12.2019 for specified purposes by S.R. 2019/163, art. 2(4), Sch. Pt. 4 (with art. 3) (as amended by S.R. 2019/190, art. 2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/38",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:19:54.781348+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}