Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 No 4 (as at 01 July 2009), Public Act

5 Presumption of competence
  • For the purposes of this Part of this Act, 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.