Mental Capacity Bill

Currently, where a person is considered incapable of managing his affairs, an application to court can be made to make that person a ward of court. On 15 September 2008, the Government approved proposals for a Mental Capacity Bill (Bill). The purpose of the Bill is to replace the wards of court system, in so far as it applies to adults, with a modern framework governing decision-making on behalf of persons who lack capacity.
The Bill will therefore only apply to persons who have reached the age of majority. It will also give effect to the Hague Convention on the International Protection of Adults and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Read the full article in The Irish Medical Times HERE