Mental Capacity Act 2008 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7 · Public Guardian and Board of Visitors
34. Protection from personal liability
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No liability shall lie personally against any of the following individuals who, acting in good faith and with reasonable care, does or omits to do anything in the execution or purported execution of this Act:
the Public Guardian, any Assistant Public Guardian, any authorised officer or any person acting under the direction of the Public Guardian or an Assistant Public Guardian;
Public Guardian
“Public Guardian” means the Public Guardian appointed under section 30(1) and, unless the context otherwise requires, includes any Assistant Public Guardian appointed under section 30(1A);
any member of the Board of Visitors;
any auditor appointed under section 33.