Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

Nominated person

Nominated person

69.—(1) A person is the nominated person, within the meaning of this Act, of another person (“P”) if—

(a)the person is currently appointed as P’s nominated person under section 70 or 81; or

(b)where no-one is so appointed, the person is the default nominated person for P under sections 73 to 76.

(2) For the purposes of this Part a person is “currently” appointed under section 70 or 81 if—

(a)the person has been appointed under that section; and

(b)the appointment has not been revoked under any provision of this Part and the person has not resigned under any such provision.