Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016
Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (2016 c. 18 (N.I.))
- Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (2016 c. 18 (N.I.))
- PART 1 PRINCIPLES
- Principles
- 1 Principles: capacity
- 2 Principle: best interests
- Establishing whether a person has capacity
- 3 Meaning of “lacks capacity”
- 4 Meaning of “unable to make a decision”
- 5 Supporting person to make decision
- 6 Compliance with section 1(2)
- Establishing what is in a person's best interests
- 7 Best interests
- 8 Compliance with section 2
- PART 2 LACK OF CAPACITY: PROTECTION FROM LIABILITY, AND SAFEGUARDS
- CHAPTER 1 PROTECTION FROM LIABILITY, AND GENERAL SAFEGUARDS
- 9 Protection from liability for acts in best interests of person lacking capacity
- 10 General limitations on section 9
- 11 Advance decisions: effect on section 9
- 12 Acts of restraint: condition that must be met
- CHAPTER 2 ADDITIONAL SAFEGUARDS FOR SERIOUS INTERVENTIONS
- Formal capacity assessments etc
- 13 Formal assessment of capacity
- 14 Section 13: formal capacity assessments and statements of incapacity
- Nominated persons
- 15 Nominated person: need to have in place and consult
- CHAPTER 3 ADDITIONAL SAFEGUARD: SECOND OPINION
- 16 Second opinion needed for certain treatment
- 17 Second opinion needed for continuation of medication
- 18 Second opinion: relevant certificates
- CHAPTER 4 ADDITIONAL SAFEGUARD: AUTHORISATIONS ETC
- Treatment with serious consequences
- 19 Treatment with serious consequences: objection from nominated person
- 20 Treatment with serious consequences: resistance by P etc
- 21 Meaning of “treatment with serious consequences”
- 22 Sections 19 and 20: the prevention of serious harm condition
- 23 Meaning of “subject to an additional measure”
- Deprivation of liberty
- 24 Deprivation of liberty
- 25 Section 24: definitions
- 26 Taking person to a place for deprivation of liberty
- 27 Permission for absence
- Requirements to attend for treatment with serious consequences
- 28 Requirements to attend for certain treatment
- 29 Duty to revoke requirement where criteria no longer met
- Community residence requirements
- 30 Community residence requirements: authorisation etc
- 31 Meaning of “community residence requirement”
- 32 Duty to revoke community residence requirement where criteria no longer met
- 33 Duties in relation to people subject to community residence requirements
- 34 Community residence requirements: further provision
- CHAPTER 5 ADDITIONAL SAFEGUARD: INDEPENDENT MENTAL CAPACITY ADVOCATE
- 35 Independent mental capacity advocate: need to have in place and consult
- 36 Section 35: relevant acts
- CHAPTER 6 EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF CERTAIN AUTHORISATIONS
- Extensions of period of authorisation
- 37 First extension of period of authorisation
- 38 Subsequent extensions
- 39 Sections 37 and 38: extension reports
- 40 Extension of period where responsible person not of the requisite opinion
- Supplementary provisions about extension
- 41 Meaning of “measure”, “authorised measure” and “the criteria for continuation”
- 42 Meaning of “the responsible person”
- 43 Extension reports: further provision
- 44 Effect of extension on authorisation where authorised measure unused etc
- CHAPTER 7 RIGHTS OF REVIEW OF AUTHORISATION
- Applications to the Tribunal
- 45 Right to apply to Tribunal
- 46 Applications: visiting and examination
- References to the Tribunal
- 47 Power of certain persons to refer case to Tribunal
- 48 Duty of HSC trust to refer case to Tribunal
- 49 References etc to Tribunal: persons formerly detained under the Mental Health Order
- 50 Duty of HSC trust to notify the Attorney General
- Powers of the Tribunal
- 51 Powers of Tribunal in relation to authorisation under Schedule 1
- 52 Powers of Tribunal in relation to authorisation under Schedule 2
- 53 Sections 51 and 52: additional powers of Tribunal
- CHAPTER 8 SUPPLEMENTARY
- Medical reports: involvement of nominated person and independent mental capacity advocate
- 54 Medical reports: involvement of nominated person
- 55 Medical reports: involvement of independent mental capacty advocate
- 56 Sections 54 and 55: meaning of “emergency”
- Provision of information
- 57 Provision of information
- 58 Ways in which information must be provided
- Other supplementary provision
- 59 Failure by person other than D to take certain steps
- 60 Part 2 not applicable where other authority for act
- 61 Power to make further provision
- Disregard of certain detention
- 62 Disregard of certain detention
- CHAPTER 9 DEFINITIONS FOR PURPOSES OF PART 2
- Meaning of “serious intervention”
- 63 “Serious intervention”
- 64 Acts that are “part of” serious interventions
- Meaning of “emergency”
- 65 Meaning of “emergency” in relation to safeguard provisions
- 66 Section 65: definitions etc
- 67 Failure by persons other than D to take steps to ensure safeguard met
- Other definitions for purposes of Part 2
- 68 Interpretation of Part 2: general
- PART 3 NOMINATED PERSON
- Nominated person
- 69 Nominated person
- Appointment by person of his or her nominated person
- 70 Appointment of nominated person
- 71 Revocation of appointment
- 72 Resignation
- Default nominated person
- 73 Default nominated person
- 74 Section 73: the list
- 75 Section 73: persons to be disregarded
- 76 Section 73: meaning of “carer”
- Declarations etc
- 77 Declaration that particular person not to be nominated person
- 78 Notice declining to be a person's nominated person
- Formalities
- 79 Formalities for documents under Part 3
- Powers of the Tribunal
- 80 Application to Tribunal for appointment of nominated person
- 81 Tribunal's power to appoint nominated person
- 82 Tribunal's power to disqualify person from being default nominated person
- 83 Revocation of Tribunal's appointment where P regains capacity
- Duties in relation to nominated person
- 84 Duties in relation to nominated person: supplementary
- 85 Determining who is nominated person
- PART 4 INDEPENDENT MENTAL CAPACITY ADVOCATES
- Independent mental capacity advocates
- 86 Independent mental capacity advocates
- 87 Functions of independent mental capacity advocates: provision of support, etc
- Procedure for ensuring that an independent mental capacity advocate is instructed
- 88 Request for independent mental capacity advocate to be instructed
- 89 Steps to be taken before independent mental capacity advocate may be requested
- 90 Right to declare that no independent mental capacity advocate to be instructed
- 91 Instruction of independent mental capacity advocate
- 92 Powers of independent mental capacity advocates
- Procedure after instruction of independent mental capacity advocate
- 93 Right of person to discontinue involvement of independent mental capacity advocate
- 94 Continuing duty of trust in relation to independent mental capacity advocate
- Formalities
- 95 Formalities for declarations under Part 4
- Power to adjust role of independent mental capacity advocates
- 96 Power to adjust role of independent mental capacity advocates
- PART 5 LASTING POWERS OF ATTORNEY
- Creation of lasting power of attorney
- 97 Lasting powers of attorney
- Scope of lasting power of attorney
- 98 Restrictions on scope of lasting power of attorney
- 99 Relationship between advance decisions and lasting powers of attorney
- 100 Scope of lasting powers of attorney: gifts
- Appointment of attorneys and replacements
- 101 Appointment of attorneys: requirements as respects attorneys
- 102 Appointment of two or more attorneys
- 103 Appointment of replacement attorneys
- 104 Appointment of two or more replacements for a single initial appointee
- 105 Replacement attorneys: position where two or more initial appointees
- 106 Revocation of lasting power etc by donor or on donor's bankruptcy
- 107 Revocation etc: events relating to the attorney
- Protection of attorney and others
- 108 Protection of attorney and others if no power created or power revoked
- 109 Reliance on authority of attorney in relation to treatment etc
- Powers of the court
- 110 Powers of court as to lasting powers of attorney
- 111 Powers of court as to operation of lasting powers of attorney
- PART 6 HIGH COURT POWERS: DECISIONS AND DEPUTIES
- Declarations
- 112 The court's power to make declarations
- Decisions and deputies
- 113 The court's powers to make decisions and appoint deputies: general
- 114 Section 113 powers: care, treatment and personal welfare
- 115 Section 113 powers: property and affairs
- 116 Appointment of deputies
- 117 Restrictions on deputies
- 118 Reliance on authority of deputy in relation to treatment etc
- Ancillary powers of the court
- 119 Interim orders and directions
- 120 Power to call for reports
- 121 Powers of Public Guardian or Court Visitor in respect of reports under section 120(2)
- Practice and procedure
- 122 Applications to the court
- 123 Duty to notify Attorney General
- 124 Rules of court
- PART 7 PUBLIC GUARDIAN AND COURT VISITORS
- Public Guardian
- 125 The Public Guardian
- 126 Functions of the Public Guardian
- 127 Further powers of the Public Guardian
- 128 Duty to notify the Public Guardian
- 129 Notifications under section 128: procedure and effect
- Court Visitors
- 130 Court Visitors
- 131 Powers of Court Visitors
- PART 8 RESEARCH
- Approved research projects
- 132 Research
- 133 Section 132: exception for clinical trials
- 134 Approval of research projects
- 135 Requirement to consult nominated person, carer etc
- 136 Section 135: exception for urgent treatment
- 137 Additional safeguards
- Transitional cases
- 138 Loss of capacity during research project: transitional cases
- PART 9 POWER OF POLICE TO REMOVE PERSON TO PLACE OF SAFETY
- Power of police to remove person from public place to place of safety
- 139 Power of police to remove person from public place to place of safety
- 140 Information to be given on removal
- 141 Search of person on exercise of power to remove
- Powers of police to detain person removed from public place
- 142 Power of police to detain in hospital a person removed from a public place
- 143 Power to detain in police station a person removed from a public place
- 144 Sections 142 and 143: the detention conditions
- 145 Transfer from one place of safety to another
- 146 Maximum period of detention under Part 9
- Duties and powers of police where person removed to place of safety
- 147 Duty to inform certain persons where power of removal or transfer used
- 148 Section 147: meaning of “the required information” etc
- 149 Record of detention to be kept
- 150 Responsibilities of the appropriate officer
- 151 Review of detention
- 152 Access to legal advice
- 153 Searches of person following removal to place of safety
- 154 Searches and examination to ascertain identity
- 155 Intimate searches
- 156 Annual records
- Supplementary
- 157 Principles applying for purposes of Part 9
- 158 Reasonable belief etc
- 159 Power of constable to use reasonable force
- 160 Definitions for purposes of Part 9
- 161 Relationship of Part 9 to other provisions
- PART 10 CRIMINAL JUSTICE
- CHAPTER 1 REMAND TO HOSPITAL
- 162 Remand to hospital
- 163 Section 162: meaning of “an accused person”
- 164 Section 162: the medical report condition
- 165 Section 162: the treatment condition
- 166 Effect of remand to hospital
- CHAPTER 2 POWERS OF COURT ON CONVICTION
- Public protection orders with and without restrictions
- 167 Public protection orders with and without restrictions
- 168 Section 167: the detention conditions
- 169 Section 167: the restriction condition
- 170 Further provision about making of public protection orders
- 171 Effect of public protection orders
- 172 Power to direct the ending of restrictions under a public protection order
- 173 Effect of ending of restrictions under a public protection order
- Hospital directions
- 174 Hospital direction when passing custodial sentence
- 175 Conditions for giving hospital direction
- 176 Effect of hospital directions
- Interim detention orders
- 177 Interim detention orders
- 178 Effect of interim detention orders
- CHAPTER 3 DETENTION UNDER A PUBLIC PROTECTION ORDER WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS
- Detention and discharge
- 179 Detention under a public protection order without restrictions
- 180 Discharge from detention by responsible medical practitioner
- Extension of the period of an order
- 181 First extension of period of order
- 182 Subsequent extensions
- 183 Sections 181 and 182: extension reports
- 184 Extension of period where responsible person not of the requisite opinion
- 185 The criteria for continuation
- 186 Extension reports: further provision
- Permission for absence and transfers
- 187 Permission for absence
- 188 Transfers between hospitals etc
- Effect of custodial sentence
- 189 Effect of custodial sentence
- CHAPTER 4 DETENTION UNDER A PUBLIC PROTECTION ORDER WITH RESTRICTIONS
- 190 Detention under a public protection order with restrictions
- 191 Discharge from detention by Department of Justice
- 192 Power to recall person who has been conditionally discharged
- 193 Reports by responsible medical practitioner
- 194 Direction for person to attend for purposes of justice etc
- 195 Permission for absence
- 196 Transfers between hospitals etc
- CHAPTER 5 DETENTION UNDER A HOSPITAL DIRECTION
- 197 Detention under a hospital direction
- 198 Termination of hospital directions
- 199 Section 198: meaning of “release date”
- 200 Duties and powers to release from detention
- 201 Reports by responsible medical practitioner
- 202 Permission for absence etc
- 203 Transfers between hospitals
- CHAPTER 6 UNFITNESS TO BE TRIED ETC
- Procedure during trial on indictment
- 204 Procedure where question of fitness to be tried arises
- 205 Finding that the accused did the act or made the omission charged
- 206 Procedure in relation to finding of insanity
- 207 Powers to deal with person unfit to be tried or not guilty by reason of insanity
- 208 Remission for trial where person no longer unfit to be tried
- Procedure of court of summary jurisdiction
- 209 Power to make order where the accused did the act or made the omission charged
- Restraining orders
- 210 Power to make restraining order following finding of unfitness to plead etc
- CHAPTER 7 TRANSFER FROM PRISON ETC TO HOSPITAL
- Persons serving custodial sentences etc
- 211 Power to transfer person serving custodial sentence etc to hospital
- 212 Conditions for transfer under section 211
- 213 Effect of transfer under section 211
- Civil prisoners and immigration detainees
- 214 Transfer of civil prisoner or immigration detainee to hospital
- 215 Detention in hospital on removal under section 214
- 216 Termination of direction under section 214
- Persons remanded in custody by magistrates' court
- 217 Transfer to hospital of person remanded by magistrates' court
- 218 Detention in hospital on removal under section 217
- 219 Termination of direction under section 217 etc
- Other detainees
- 220 Transfer of certain other detainees to hospital
- 221 Detention in hospital on removal under section 220
- 222 Termination of direction under section 220
- Conditions for transfer to hospital under section 214, 217 or 220
- 223 Conditions for transfer to hospital under section 214, 217 or 220
- General provisions about hospital transfer directions
- 224 General provisions about hospital transfer directions
- CHAPTER 8 RIGHTS OF REVIEW OF DETENTION UNDER PART 10
- Applications and references to Tribunal: general
- 225 Right to apply to Tribunal
- 226 Meaning of “a qualifying person”
- 227 Applications: visiting and examination
- 228 Power of certain persons to refer case to Tribunal
- 229 Duty of HSC trust to refer case to Tribunal
- 230 Duty to notify the Attorney General
- Powers of Tribunal as to public protection orders
- 231 Powers of Tribunal as to public protection order without restrictions
- 232 Powers of Tribunal as to public protection order with restrictions
- 233 Sections 231 and 232: the prevention of serious harm condition
- 234 Sections 231 and 232: additional powers of Tribunal etc
- Effect of conditional discharge from public protection order with restrictions
- 235 Effect of conditional discharge
- 236 Applications and references to Tribunal where person recalled
- 237 Applications to Tribunal where person has not been recalled
- Powers of Tribunal as to hospital directions and hospital transfer directions
- 238 Powers of Tribunal as to hospital directions and hospital transfer directions
- 239 Section 238: additional powers of Tribunal
- 240 Section 238: procedure where prevention of serious harm condition is not met
- CHAPTER 9 SUPPLEMENTARY
- Provision of information
- 241 Provision of information
- 242 Ways in which information must be provided
- Detention under Part 10: further provision
- 243 Section 20 may apply to person detained under Part 10
- 244 Absence without permission
- 245 Effect of court order or direction on previous authority for hospital detention
- Appeals
- 246 Appeals: general
- 247 Appeals against orders made on finding of unfitness to be tried etc
- 248 Hospital directions: cases stated by magistrates' courts
- Other supplementary provision
- 249 Requirements as to written evidence
- 250 Interpretation of Part 10: children
- 251 Interpretation of Part 10: impairment of or disturbance in the functioning of the mind or brain
- 252 Interpretation of Part 10: references to disorder
- 253 Interpretation of Part 10: general
- PART 11 TRANSFER BETWEEN JURISDICTIONS
- CHAPTER 1 REMOVAL OF PERSONS FROM NORTHERN IRELAND
- Removal to other parts of UK of persons detained under Part 2
- 254 Removal of persons detained under Part 2 to England or Wales
- 255 Removal of persons detained under Part 2 to Scotland
- Removal to other parts of UK of persons detained under Part 10
- 256 Removal of certain persons detained under Part 10 to England or Wales
- 257 Removal of certain persons detained under Part 10 to Scotland
- CHAPTER 2 PERSONS REMOVED FROM ENGLAND, WALES OR SCOTLAND TO NORTHERN IRELAND
- Persons to be detained under Part 2
- 258 Persons to be detained under Part 2 after removal from England or Wales
- 259 Persons to be detained under Part 2 after removal from Scotland
- Persons to be detained under Part 10
- 260 Persons to be detained under Part 10 after removal from England or Wales
- 261 Persons to be detained under Part 10 after removal from Scotland
- CHAPTER 3 SUPPLEMENTARY
- 262 Removal or transfer from Northern Ireland: power to make further provision
- 263 Persons removed or transferred to Northern Ireland: power to make further provision
- 264 Interpretation of Part 11
- PART 12 CHILDREN
- 265 In-patients under 18: duties of hospital managers
- 266 Amendments of Mental Health Order: children etc
- PART 13 OFFENCES
- 267 Ill-treatment or neglect
- 268 Forgery, false statements etc
- 269 Unlawful detention of persons lacking capacity etc
- 270 Assisting persons to absent themselves without permission
- 271 Assisting breach of community residence requirement
- 272 Obstruction
- 273 Offences by bodies corporate
- PART 14 MISCELLANEOUS
- The Review Tribunal
- 274 Renaming of Mental Health Review Tribunal
- 275 Visiting etc powers of medical practitioners in connection with the Tribunal
- Expenditure etc
- 276 Power to make regulations about dealing with money and valuables
- 277 Contravention of regulations under section 276(2)
- 278 Expenditure
- 279 Payment for necessary goods and services
- Miscellaneous functions of HSC trusts
- 280 Appointment of approved social workers
- 281 Miscellaneous functions of HSC trusts
- Direct payments in place of provision of care services
- 282 Direct payments in place of provision of care services
- International protection of adults
- 283 International protection of adults
- Advance decisions to refuse treatment
- 284 Review of law relating to advance decisions
- Matters excluded from Act
- 285 Family relationships etc
- 286 Voting rights
- Declaratory provision
- 287 Relationship of Act with law relating to murder etc
- PART 15 SUPPLEMENTARY
- Codes of practice
- 288 Codes of practice
- 289 Effect of code
- Provision of information and facilities
- 290 Provision of information by HSC trusts and the Department
- 291 Provision of facilities by HSC trusts and the Department
- Warrants
- 292 Warrants
- 293 Warrants: persons liable to be detained under 1983 Act or 2005 Order
- Custody, detention etc
- 294 Provisions as to custody, detention etc
- 295 Retaking of persons escaping from legal custody
- Special accommodation
- 296 Special accommodation
- Panels
- 297 Panels constituted to decide applications: general provision
- Protection from proceedings
- 298 Protection for acts done in pursuance of Part 9 or 10
- Other supplementary provision
- 299 Risk of serious physical harm to others
- 300 Medical practitioners who may make certain medical reports
- 301 Documents appearing to be duly made
- 302 Regulations
- 303 Consequential amendments and repeals
- Definitions
- 304 Persons “unconnected with” a person
- 305 Meaning of “mental disorder”
- 306 Definitions for purposes of Act
- Final provisions
- 307 Commencement etc
- 308 Short title
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Authorisation by panel of certain serious interventions
- Part 1 Preliminary
- Part 2 Applications for authorisation
- Applications for authorisation
- Applications: supplementary
- Paragraph 2: meaning of “relevant treatment”
- Who may make application
- Contents of application
- Medical report
- Care plan
- Part 3 The criteria for authorisation
- Criteria for treatment
- Criteria for detention amounting to deprivation of liberty
- Criteria for requirement to attend for treatment
- Criteria for community residence requirement
- Measures proposed to be carried out only if particular circumstances arise
- Part 4 Decision on application
- Panel to consider application
- Decision on application
- Specifying detention amounting to deprivation of liberty
- Specifying requirement to attend for treatment
- Specifying community residence requirement
- Time limit for panel's decision, and duty to notify decision
- Interim authorisations
- Part 5 Matters covered by authorisation etc
- Treatment: what is covered by authorisation
- Detention: what is covered by authorisation
- Effect of discharge from detention
- Power to vary or revoke requirements etc imposed under authorisation
- Effect of authorisation on previous authorisations
- Relationship with other conditions
- SCHEDULE 2 Authorisation of short-term detention in hospital for examination etc
- Part 1 Preliminary
- Part 2 The authorisation
- Authorisation of detention in hospital for examination etc
- Who may make a report under paragraph 2
- Medical report
- Consultation required before report authorising detention is made
- Information to be given where report authorising detention is made
- Duration of authorisation: preliminary
- Part 3 Events terminating the authorisation
- Expiry where failure to admit P within period required
- Expiry where failure to give P certain information
- Expiry where failure to examine and report on P on admission
- The condition for detention
- Expiry where no examination and report by suitable medical practitioner within required time
- Expiry where no further examination and report on P within 14 days
- Expiry 14 days after date of further report
- Discharge
- Unreasonable delay in taking certain steps
- Part 4 Supplementary provisions
- Detention covered by authorisation
- Relationship with other conditions
- Rectification of reports: correction of administrative errors
- Rectification of reports: substitution of medical reports
- SCHEDULE 3 Extension by panel of period of authorisation
- Preliminary
- Applications for extension
- Who may make application
- Contents of application
- Medical report
- Care plan
- Panel to consider application
- Decision on application
- Time limit for panel's decision, and duty to notify decision
- SCHEDULE 4 Lasting powers of attorney: formalities
- Part 1 Making instruments
- General requirements as to making instruments
- Requirements as to content of instruments
- Failure to comply with required form
- Part 2 Registration
- Applications and procedure for registration
- Notification requirements
- Power to dispense with notification requirements
- Instrument not properly made
- Instrument containing ineffective provision
- Deputy already appointed
- Objection by attorney, replacement attorney or named person
- Objection by donor
- Notification of registration
- Evidence of registration
- Part 3 Cancellation of registration and notification of severance
- Cancellation of registration by Public Guardian following revocation
- Court to require Public Guardian to cancel registration in certain cases
- Notification by court of ineffective provision etc in instrument
- Notification on cancellation
- Delivery up of instrument on cancellation
- Part 4 Records of alterations in registered powers
- Partial revocation or suspension of power as a result of bankruptcy
- Termination of appointment of attorney which does not revoke power
- Replacement of attorney
- Severance of ineffective provisions
- Notification of alterations
- SCHEDULE 5 Property and affairs: supplementary provisions
- Wills: introductory
- Provision that may be made in will
- Wills: requirements relating to execution
- Wills: effect of execution
- Vesting orders ancillary to settlement etc
- Variation of settlements
- Transfer of stock to appointee outside Northern Ireland
- Preservation of interests in property disposed of on behalf of person lacking capacity
- SCHEDULE 6 Extension by panel of public protection order without restrictions
- Preliminary
- Applications for extension of public protection order without restrictions
- Who may make application
- Contents of application
- Medical report
- Care plan
- Panel to consider application
- Decision on application
- Time limit for panel's decision, and duty to notify decision
- SCHEDULE 7 Supervision and assessment orders
- Part 1 Introductory
- Introductory
- Part 2 Making and contents of order
- Conditions which must be satisfied before order can be made
- Supervision element
- Assessment element
- Residence element
- Procedural requirements relating to the making of the order
- Part 3 Effect of order
- Part 4 Amendment or revocation of order
- Amendment of order: general
- Amendment of order: change of area of residence
- Medical reports
- Revocation of order
- Procedural requirements on amendment or revocation of order
- Part 5 Breach of order
- Part 6 Supplementary
- Power to vary period for which supervision element may be made
- Transitional provision relating to the abolition of petty sessions districts
- SCHEDULE 8 Amendments of Mental Health Order
- SCHEDULE 9 International protection of adults
- Part 1 Preliminary
- Introduction
- The Convention
- Countries, territories and nationals
- Adults with incapacity
- Protective measures
- Application of this Schedule
- Central Authority
- Part 2 Jurisdiction
- Scope of jurisdiction
- Exercise of jurisdiction
- Part 3 Applicable law
- Applicable law
- Lasting powers of attorney, etc
- Protection of third parties
- Mandatory rules
- Public policy
- Part 4 Recognition and enforcement
- Recognition
- Enforcement
- Measures taken in relation to under 16s
- Supplementary
- Part 5 Co-operation
- Proposal for cross-border placement
- Adult in danger etc
- Part 6 General
- Certificate
- Powers to make further provision as to private international law
- Exceptions
- SCHEDULE 10 Consequential amendments
- Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c. 23)
- Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980 (c. 47)
- County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (NI 3)
- Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (NI 26)
- SCHEDULE 11 Repeals
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