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← Mental Capacity Act 2008

Mental Capacity Act 2008 s 26

s 26 Excluded decisions

26. 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; (b) consenting to touching of a sexual nature; (c) consenting to a decree of divorce being granted on the basis of 3 years’ separation; (d) consenting or revoking consent to the making of an adoption order under the Adoption of Children Act 2022 or any corresponding previous written law;[Act 20 of 2022 wef 15/10/2024] (e) adopting or renouncing a religion; (f) receiving treatment for change of gender; (g) consenting or revoking consent to treatment for sexual sterilisation within the meaning of the Voluntary Sterilisation Act 1974; (h) consenting or revoking consent to treatment to terminate pregnancy; (i) registering or withdrawing an objection under section 8 of the Human Organ Transplant Act 1987 in respect of removal of an organ from the person upon his death; (j) making or revoking an advance medical directive under section 3 or 7 of the Advance Medical Directive Act 1996; (k) making or revoking a gift of a body or any part thereof under section 3 or 9 of the Medical (Therapy, Education and Research) Act 1972; (l) such other matter as may be prescribed.

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