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Mental Capacity Act 2008 s 46

s 46 Regulations

46.—(1) The Minister may make such regulations as may be necessary or expedient for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act and for prescribing anything that may be required or authorised to be prescribed by this Act.[10/2016] (2) The regulations made under subsection (1) may, in particular —(a) prescribe different classes of professional donees, and provide for matters relating to professional donees; [Act 16 of 2021 wef 14/11/2022] (b) provide for matters relating to professional deputies, including but not limited to their duties, the registration of professional deputies by the Public Guardian, applications for registration, exemptions from one or more criteria for registration and cancellation of registration;[10/2016] [Act 16 of 2021 wef 14/11/2022] (c) prescribe the form and manner in which any prescribed notice is required to be given by any person to the Public Guardian, or to be given by a donor to a donee or vice versa; [Act 16 of 2021 wef 14/11/2022] (d) prescribe the persons who may be given access by the Public Guardian to view a lasting power of attorney on the electronic transaction system or obtain any information on any particular lasting power of attorney, and the requirements that must be satisfied before the Public Guardian may give such access or information, as the case may be; and[Act 16 of 2021 wef 14/11/2022] (e) contain such supplementary and incidental provisions as appear to the Minister to be appropriate for carrying out the purposes of Part 3A*.[*Updated to be consistent with the 2020 Revised Edition] [Act 16 of 2021 wef 14/11/2022] (3) For the purposes of subsection (2)(c), a different form and manner may be prescribed for any notice to be given to the Public Guardian or donor or donee under different circumstances.[Act 16 of 2021 wef 14/11/2022]

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