Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

Procedural requirements relating to the making of the order

6.—(1) Before making a supervision and assessment order, the court must explain to the supervised person in ordinary language—

(a) the effect of each of the elements included in the order, and

(b) that a court of summary jurisdiction, and the court making the order, have power under paragraphs 8 to 10, 11 and 13 to review the order on the application either of the supervised person or the supervising officer.

(2) After making an order, the court must as soon as practicable—

(a) give at least 2 copies of the order to the supervising officer, and

(b) if the supervising officer is a social worker, send at least 1 copy of the order to the Probation Board.

(3) The supervising officer must give a copy of the order to the supervised person.