Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

Prospective

Instruction of independent mental capacity advocateN.I.

This section has no associated Explanatory Notes

91  Where—

(a)an HSC trust receives a request duly made under section 88 for the trust to instruct an independent mental capacity advocate to represent and provide support to a person (“P”) in the determination of whether a particular act would be in P's best interests, and

(b)no declaration has been made by P under section 90 in relation to the matter (or a declaration has been made but revoked),

the trust must instruct an independent mental capacity advocate to represent and provide support to P in the determination of whether the act would be in P's best interests.