Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

• F1“the 2017 Act” means the Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017;

• “the Act” means the Mental Capacity Act 2005;

• “court” means the Court of Protection F2or in relation to proceedings under the 2017 Act the court for the time being designated by the Lord Chancellor under section 23 of the 2017 Act;

• F3“guardian” has the meaning given in the 2017 Act;

• “guardianship order” has the meaning given in the 2017 Act;

• “missing person” has the meaning given in the 2017 Act;

• F4“office copy” means a true copy of the original marked by the Public Guardian as being an office copy;

• “P” means the person in respect of whom a deputy has been appointed under section 16 of the Act; and

• “Public Guardian” means the officer appointed in accordance with section 57 of the Act;

• “the registers” means—

  1. (a)

     the register of lasting powers of attorney,

  2. (b)

     the register of enduring powers of attorney, F5...

  3. (c)

     the register of court orders appointing deputies, F6and

  4. (d)

     F7the register of guardianship orders,

established and maintained by the Public Guardian under section 58(1)(a) and (b) F8and (2A)(a) of and paragraph 14 of Schedule 4 to the Act.