Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Act 2022

Amendment of section 139 of Principal Act

92. Section 139 of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1):

“(1A) Subsection (1) shall, with all necessary modifications, apply to a review under Part 6 by the wardship court of the capacity of a ward as it applies to an application under Part 5, 7 or 8 to the court or High Court in respect of the relevant person the subject of the application.”.