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Part 5 · General Powers of Court and Appointment of Deputies

19. Power to make declarations

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(1)

The court may make declarations as to —

(a)

whether a person has or lacks capacity to make a decision specified in the declaration;

(b)

whether a person has or lacks capacity to make decisions on the matters described in the declaration;

(c)

the lawfulness or otherwise of any act done, or yet to be done, in relation to that person.

(2)

In subsection (1)(c), “act” includes an omission and a course of conduct.

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