# Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Section 42: Meaning of “the responsible person”


(1) In this Chapter “the responsible person” means a person prescribed by regulations.
(2) Regulations under this section may in particular provide that—
(a) in prescribed circumstances the responsible person is the approved social worker in charge of P's case;
(b) in prescribed circumstances, the responsible person is a person of a prescribed description who is designated by the managing authority of a hospital or care home in which P is an in-patient or resident as a person who may make statements under this Chapter;
(c) in prescribed circumstances, the responsible person is a person of a prescribed description who is designated by an appropriate person (as defined by the regulations) as a person who may make statements under this Chapter.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/42 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-42
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