Section 4 Mental Capacity Act

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Section 4 mental capacity act. Act 10 of 2016 wef 30 06 2016. 2 but that is subject to a the following provisions of this section and b section 4b. Section 4 of the mental health act is an emergency application for detention in hospital for up to 72 hours.

Link to section 4 of the mental capacity act 2005. It requires only one medical recommendation from a doctor and the application is usually by an approved mental health professional on very rare occasions it can be applied by the nearest relative. At the current time any known.

There are currently no known outstanding effects for the mental capacity act 2005 section 6. For the uk statute law database see. 4 a relevant decision of the court is a decision made by an order under section 16.

For section 4 of the mental capacity act 2005 see. Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the.

For example care given to a person who lacks the capacity to consent to it must be in their best interests or. What amount of restraint is reasonable depends on how likely you are to suffer harm and how serious the harm might be section 6 of the mental capacity act. Later sections of the act operate by reference to the concept of a person s best interests.

Changes over time for. There are currently no known outstanding effects for the mental capacity act 2005 section 4b. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the.