Medical Certificates of Incapacity

Medical Certificates of Incapacity

Medical certificates to accompany applications under:

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Part 3 - Access to Funds

Certificate of incapacity to accompany an application to the Public Guardian under sections 24C, 24D or 25.

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Dispensing with intimation or notification to adult with incapacity in terms of sections 7(1)(d) and 11(2).

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Part 4 - Management of residents' finances

Certificate of incapacity in relation decisions as to, or safeguarding interest in, residents affairs.

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Certificate to inform decision whether to dispense with intimation under section 37(3) or action under section 37(4)

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Part 5 - Medical Treatment

Certificate of incapacity under section 47.

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Part 6 - Guardianship and Intervention orders

AWI 1 - Certificate to accompany an application under sections 57(3)(a) and 60(3)(a) for guardianship, renewal of guardianship or an intervention order.

For applications under section 57(3)(a), two certificates are required and where the incapacity is by reason of mental disorder, one of the medical practitioners must be approved for the purposes of section 22 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (the 2003 Act).

For a renewal under section 60, only one certificate is required and where the incapacity is by reason of mental disorder, the medical practitioner must be approved for the purposes of section 22 of the 2003 Act'.

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AWI 13 - Certificate of capacity to accompany applications under section 73(3) to the Mental Welfare Commission or local authority for recall of powers of a guardian relating to personal welfare.

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Application under section 70 (Non-compliance with Decisions of Welfare Guardians)

Link to the regulations which include the form of application:

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Page updated: Thursday, February 10, 2011