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The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (c. 9) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom applying to England and Wales. [3] Its primary purpose is to provide a legal framework for acting and making decisions on behalf of adults who lack the capacity to make particular decisions for themselves.
Lasting powers of attorney (LPAs) in English law were created under the Mental Capacity Act 2005, and came into effect on 1 October 2007. The LPA replaced the former enduring powers of attorney (EPA) which were narrower in scope. [1] Their purpose is to meet the needs of those who can see a time when they will lack capacity to look after their ...
An act done, or decision made, under this Act for or on behalf of a person who lacks capacity must be done, or made, in his/ her best interests. 5. Before the act is done, or the decision is made, regard must be had to whether the purpose for which it is needed can be as effectively achieved in a way that is less restrictive of the person's ...
The Mental Deficiency Act 1913 (3 & 4 Geo. 5. c. c. 28) was an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom creating provisions for the institutional treatment of people deemed to be " feeble-minded " and "moral defectives". [ 1 ]
The act is expected to have an impact on proposed assisted dying legislation, where the subject of decision-making capacity has been a key topic of debate for Manx politicians. 'Best interests'
The court held that HL should have been detained under the Mental Health Act 1983, as the common law only provided for situations not already encompassed by statute. The Court also commented that a troubling feature of the appeal was that the respondent Trust was not alone in misinterpreting the Act, and potentially the judgement could apply to ...
An enduring power of attorney (EPA) under English law is a legal authorisation to act on someone else's behalf in legal and financial matters which (unlike other kinds of power of attorney) can continue in force after the person granting it loses mental capacity, and so can be used to manage the affairs of people who have lost the ability to deal with their own affairs, without the need to ...
Mental Capacity Act 2005; Mental capacity in England and Wales; T. Testamentary capacity This page was last edited on 1 November 2014, at 07:12 (UTC). Text is ...