# Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Section 91: Instruction of independent mental capacity advocate

Status: prospective

Where—
(a) an HSC trust receives a request duly made under section 88 for the trust to instruct an independent mental capacity advocate to represent and provide support to a person (“P”) in the determination of whether a particular act would be in P's best interests, and
(b) no declaration has been made by P under section 90 in relation to the matter (or a declaration has been made but revoked),
the trust must instruct an independent mental capacity advocate to represent and provide support to P in the determination of whether the act would be in P's best interests.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/91 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-91
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