# Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Section 71: Revocation of appointment


(1) An appointment may, where the appointer has capacity to revoke it, be revoked by the appointer.
(2) A revocation under subsection (1) is valid only if the revocation is in writing and the conditions of section 79 (formalities) are met.
(3) An appointment made by a person revokes any previous appointment made by that person.
(4) In this section “appointment” means an appointment under section 70.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/71 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-71
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