Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 No 4 (as at 07 July 2010), Public Act

5 Presumption of competence
  • For the purposes of this Part, every person shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, to have the capacity—

    • (a) to understand the nature, and to foresee the consequences, of decisions in respect of matters relating to his or her personal care and welfare; and

    • (b) to communicate decisions in respect of those matters.