Part 3 Notification Prior to Registration
Mental Capacity Act 2005 (2005 c 9) | Legislation

Part 3 Notification Prior to Registration

Duty to give notice to relatives

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Subject to paragraph 7, before making an application for registration the attorney must give notice of his intention to do so to all those persons (if any) who are entitled to receive notice by virtue of paragraph 6.

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(1)     Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (4), persons of the following classes (“relativesâ€) are entitled to receive notice under paragraph 5—

(a)     the donor's spouse or civil partner,

(b)     the donor's children,

(c)     the donor's parents,

(d)     the donor's brothers and sisters, whether of the whole or half blood,

(e)     the widow, widower or surviving civil partner of a child of the donor,

(f)     the donor's grandchildren,

(g)     the children of the donor's brothers and sisters of the whole blood,

(h)     the children of the donor's brothers and sisters of the half blood,

(i)     the donor's uncles and aunts of the whole blood,

(j)     the children of the donor's uncles and aunts of the whole blood.

(2)     A person is not entitled to receive notice under paragraph 5 if—

(a)     his name or address is not known to the attorney and cannot be

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