SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE A1F1Hospital and care home residents: deprivation of liberty

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F1

Sch. A1 omitted (16.5.2019 for specified purposes) by virtue of Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 (c. 18), s. 6(3), Sch. 2 para. 2(c)

F1Part 4Standard authorisations

Form of authorisation

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A standard authorisation must be in writing.

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1

A standard authorisation must state the following things—

a

the name of the relevant person;

b

the name of the relevant hospital or care home;

c

the period during which the authorisation is to be in force;

d

the purpose for which the authorisation is given;

e

any conditions subject to which the authorisation is given;

f

the reason why each qualifying requirement is met.

2

The statement of the reason why the eligibility requirement is met must be framed by reference to the cases in the table in paragraph 2 of Schedule 1A.

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1

If the name of the relevant hospital or care home changes, the standard authorisation is to be read as if it stated the current name of the hospital or care home.

2

But sub-paragraph (1) is subject to any provision relating to the change of name which is made in any enactment or in any instrument made under an enactment.