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Version date: 26 April 2023 - onwards
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21A. Transitional provisions regarding care representatives

(1) On and after the date of the coming into operation of section 102 of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Act 2022 (in this section referred to as the 'relevant date'), a person may not apply to the court under section 21(4)(a) for an order appointing him or her to be a care representative.

(2) Where -

(a) a care representative was appointed in respect of a person, and

(b) on or after the relevant date a decision-making representative is appointed under the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 (in this section referred to as the 'Act of 2015') in respect of the person and in respect of a matter to which section 21 applies that is also specified in the order appointing the care representative,

then -

(i) the decision-making representative shall, as soon as may be after his or her appointment, give notice to the care representative and the Executive of his or her appointment and provide him, her or it, as the case may be, with a copy of the decision-making representation order, and