Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 No. 18

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 Authorisation of short-term detention in hospital for examination etc

Part 2 The authorisation

Who may make a report under paragraph 2

3.—(1) In paragraph 2 “an appropriate healthcare professional” means a person who—

(a) is of a prescribed description; and

(b) is unconnected with P (see section 304).

(2) The descriptions of person who may be prescribed under this paragraph include in particular—

(a) an approved social worker;

(b) a person of a prescribed description who is designated by the managing authority of the hospital specified in the report under paragraph 2 as a person who may make reports under that paragraph.