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CurrentMedical certificate about impaired decision-making capacity
Chapter 6Protection and relief from liability
Part 7.4Other proceedings and rights
87 Medical certificate about impaired decision-making capacity
(1)
This section applies if, in a proceeding, a question arises about whether, on a particular day or during a particular period, the principal for an enduring power of attorney had impaired decision‑making capacity, whether generally or in relation to a particular matter.
(2)
A certificate by a doctor stating that the principal had, or did not have, impaired decision-making capacity either generally or in relation to a particular matter on the day or during the period is evidence of that fact.
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