Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

Meaning of “mental disorder”N.I.

This adran has no associated Nodiadau Esboniadol

305—(1) In this Act “mental disorder” means any disorder or disability of the mind.

(2) Dependence on alcohol or drugs is not to be considered a disorder or disability of the mind for the purposes of subsection (1) (but this does not prevent a disorder or disability of the mind that is related to alcohol or drugs, but is not dependence, from being so considered).