Long Title

Part I PRELIMINARY

1 Short title

2 Interpretation

Part II PERSONS WHO LACK CAPACITY

3 The principles

4 Persons who lack capacity

5 Inability to make decisions

6 Best interests

Part III ACTS IN CONNECTION WITH CARE OR TREATMENT

7 Acts in connection with care or treatment

8 Section 7 acts: limitations

9 Payment for necessary goods and services

10 Expenditure

Part IV LASTING POWERS OF ATTORNEY

11 Lasting powers of attorney

12 Appointment of donees

13 Lasting powers of attorney: restrictions

14 Scope of lasting powers of attorney: gifts

15 Revocation of lasting powers of attorney, etc.

16 Protection of donee and others if no power created or power revoked

17 Powers of court in relation to validity of lasting powers of attorney

18 Powers of court in relation to operation of lasting powers of attorney

Part V GENERAL POWERS OF COURT AND APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTIES

19 Power to make declarations

20 Powers to make decisions and appoint deputies: general

21 Powers to make decisions and appoint deputies: minors

22 Section 20 powers: personal welfare

23 Section 20 powers: property and affairs

24 Appointment of deputies

25 Restrictions on deputies

Part VI EXCLUDED DECISIONS AND DECLARATORY PROVISIONS

26 Excluded decisions

27 Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act matters

28 Voting rights

29 Scope of Act

Part VII PUBLIC GUARDIAN AND BOARD OF VISITORS

30 Public Guardian

31 Functions of Public Guardian

32 Powers of investigation by Public Guardian

33 Public Guardian Board

34 Annual report

35 Board of Visitors

Part VIII SUPPLEMENTARY POWERS, PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF COURT

36 Interim orders and directions

37 Power to call for reports

38 Applications to court

39 Rules of Court

40 Costs

Part IX MISCELLANEOUS

41 Codes of practice

42 Ill-treatment

43 Information relating to persons who lack capacity

44 Jurisdiction of District Court

45 Amendment of Schedules

46 Regulations

47 Savings and transitional provisions

FIRST SCHEDULE Lasting Powers of Attorney: Formalities

SECOND SCHEDULE Property and Affairs: Supplementary Provisions

THIRD SCHEDULE Savings and Transitional Provisions

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