PART 3Courts and tribunals

Appeals in civil proceedings

62Appeals from the Court of Protection

1

Section 53 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (rights of appeal from the Court of Protection) is amended as follows.

2

For subsection (2) substitute—

2

Court of Protection Rules may provide that, where a decision of the court is made by a specified description of person, an appeal from the decision lies to a specified description of judge of the court and not to the Court of Appeal.

3

Omit subsection (3).

4

In subsection (4)(d), omit “higher”.