The Mental Capacity Act 2005

Clinical Ethics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-36

  Sheather, Julian ^a  

^a BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84990350892     PISSN: 14777509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/147775006776173309     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. The Act can be found at: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2005/20050009.htm
2. The Scottish Act can be found at: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/acts2000/20000004.htm
3. e.g. F v W Berkshire HA [1989] 2 All ER 45
4. The 2004 draft Codes of Practice can be found at: http://www.dca.gov.uk/menincap/mcbdraftcode.pdf
5. The consultation document can be found at: http://www.dh.gov.uk/Consultations/ClosedConsultations/ClosedConsultationsArticle/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4119900&chk=N4MvlI
6. Mental Capacity act 2005. S1(1-6)
7. Mental Capacity Act 2005. S2(1)
8. Department of Constitutional Affairs. Mental Capacity Act 2005 - summary. P1. http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/10/85/96/04108596. pdf
9. British Medical Association and The Law Society. Assessment of Mental Capacity. London: BMJ Books, 2004
10. Mental Capacity Act 2005. S4(5)
11. inter alia F v West Berkshire Health Authority [1989] 2 All ER 545
12. HL v United Kingdom [2004] ECHR
13. See http://www.dh.gov.uk/Consultations/ClosedConsultations/ClosedConsultationsArticle/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4113613&chk=oDJvUU
14. See: http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/09/79/92/04097992.pdf
15. See HE v NHS Trust A and AE [2003] EWHC 1017 (Fam)
16. e.g. World Medical Association. Declaration of Helsinki. Ferney- Voltaire, WMA: 1964-2004. http://www.wma.net/e/policy/b3.htm