[Part 4 Standard Authorisations]
Mental Capacity Act 2005 (2005 c 9) | Legislation

[Part 4 Standard Authorisations]

[Supervisory body to give authorisation

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Only the supervisory body may give a standard authorisation.

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The supervisory body may not give a standard authorisation unless—

(a)ÌýÌýÌýÌý the managing authority of the relevant hospital or care home have requested it, or

(b)ÌýÌýÌýÌý paragraph 71 applies (right of third party to require consideration of whether authorisation needed).

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The managing authority may not make a request for a standard authorisation unless—

(a)ÌýÌýÌýÌý they are required to do so by paragraph 24 (as read with paragraphs 27 to 29),

(b)ÌýÌýÌýÌý they are required to do so by paragraph 25 (as read with paragraph 28), or

(c)ÌýÌýÌýÌý they are permitted to do so by paragraph 30.

Duty to request authorisation: basic cases

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(1)ÌýÌýÌýÌý The managing authority must request a standard authorisation in any of the following cases.

(2)ÌýÌýÌýÌý The first case is where it appears to the managing authority that the relevant person—

(a)ÌýÌýÌýÌý is not yet accommodated in the relevant hospital or care home,

(b)ÌýÌýÌýÌý is likely—at

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