http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/209Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016An Act to make new provision relating to persons who lack capacity; to make provision about the powers of criminal courts in respect of persons with disorder; to disapply Part 2 of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 in relation to persons aged 16 or over and make other amendments of that Order; to make provision in connection with the Convention on the International Protection of Adults signed at the Hague on 13th January 2000; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2022-07-25Expert Participation2022-04-01
Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016s. 285(2)(a)-(c)Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022Sch. 3 para. 77(b)s. 160(1)
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CRIMINAL JUSTICECHAPTER 6UNFITNESS TO BE TRIED <Abbreviation Expansion="Et cetera" xml:lang="la">ETC</Abbreviation><Emphasis>Procedure of court of summary jurisdiction</Emphasis>Power to make order where the accused did the act or made the omission charged209Where—aa person is charged before a court of summary jurisdiction with any act or omission as an offence,bthe court would have power on convicting the person of the offence to make an order under section 167 (public protection orders), andcthe court is satisfied that the accused did the act or made the omission charged,the court may, if it considers it appropriate to do so, make the order under section 167 without convicting the accused.