Article 63 Treatment requiring consent and a second opinion

any surgical operation for destroying brain tissue or for destroying the functioning of brain tissue; and

such other forms of treatment as may be prescribed for the purposes of this Article.

a medical practitioner appointed for the purposes of this Part by F1RQIA (not being the responsible medical officer) and two other persons appointed for the purposes of this sub-paragraph by RQIA (not being medical practitioners) have certified in the prescribed form that the patient is capable of understanding the nature, purpose and likely effects of the treatment in question and has consented to it; and

the medical practitioner referred to in sub-paragraph (a) has certified in the prescribed form that, having regard to the likelihood of the treatment alleviating or preventing a deterioration of the patient's condition, the treatment should be given.

in private visit and interview any patient; and

in the case of a medical practitioner, examine any patient and require the production of and inspect any records relating to the treatment of the patient.