Singapore legislation

Section 29

of Mental Capacity Act 2008

Section 29

Scope of Act

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(1)

To avoid doubt, it is declared that nothing in this Act is to be taken to affect the law relating to murder, culpable homicide not amounting to murder or abetment of suicide.

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(2)

To avoid doubt, it is declared that nothing in this Act is to be taken to affect the giving, refusing or revoking of consent on behalf of a person who lacks mental capacity by a person who is expressly authorised to do so under —

(a)

the Human Biomedical Research Act 2015; or (b)any written law relating to a clinical trial.

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