(1)Nothing in this Act permits a decision on any of the following matters to be made on behalf of a person—
(a)consenting to marriage or a civil partnership,
(b)consenting to have sexual relations,
(c)consenting to a decree of divorce being granted on the basis of two years' separation,
(d)consenting to a dissolution order being made in relation to a civil partnership on the basis of two years' separation,
(e)consenting to a child's being placed for adoption by an adoption agency,
(f)consenting to the making of an adoption order,
(g)discharging parental responsibilities in matters not relating to a child's property,
(h)giving a consent under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (c. 37).
(2)“Adoption order” means—
(a)an adoption order within the meaning of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38) (including a future adoption order), and
(b)an order under section 84 of that Act (parental responsibility prior to adoption abroad).
(1)Nothing in this Act authorises anyone—
(a)to give a patient medical treatment for mental disorder, or
(b)to consent to a patient's being given medical treatment for mental disorder,
if, at the time when it is proposed to treat the patient, his treatment is regulated by Part 4 of the Mental Health Act.
(2)“Medical treatment”, “mental disorder” and “patient” have the same meaning as in that Act.
(1)Nothing in this Act permits a decision on voting at an election for any public office, or at a referendum, to be made on behalf of a person.
(2)“Referendum” has the same meaning as in section 101 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41).