s 32M
In forcePreservation of liability
Part 2AConsent to medical treatment without formal representation
32M Preservation of liability
Nothing in this part relieves a health professional from liability in relation to the provision of medical treatment, or the carrying out of low-risk research, if the health professional would have been subject to the liability—
(a)
had the protected person not had impaired decision-making ability; and
(b)
had the treatment been provided or research been carried out with the protected person’s consent.
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