VULNERABLE ADULTS
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- (a) where the vulnerable adult is assessed by a mental capacity assessor to lack the mental capacity to consent to the application—
- (i) the Director or a protector may apply for any order under section 14(1) or 15;
- (ii) an approved welfare officer or the vulnerable adult’s donee or deputy (if appointed) may apply for any order under section 14(1)(e), (f), (g) or (h) or 15; or
- (iii) a family member of the vulnerable adult may apply for any order under section 14(1)(e), (f), (g) or (h) or 15;
- (b) in any other case—
- (i) the Director or a protector may apply for any order under section 14(1) or 15;
- (ii) an approved welfare officer may, with the consent of the vulnerable adult, apply for any order under section 14(1)(e), (f), (g) or (h) or 15;
- (iii) the vulnerable adult may, on his or her own, apply for any order under section 14(1)(e), (f), (g) or (h) or 15; or
- (iv) a family member of the vulnerable adult may, with the consent of the vulnerable adult, apply for any order under section 14(1)(e), (f), (g) or (h) or 15.
Procedure
13.—(1) An application to a court under section 7(3), 10(4), 11(2), 12, 17 or 22(4) must—
- (a) be made in the same manner as an application for a summons is made to a District Court or Magistrate’s Court under the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68); and
- (b) be dealt with—
- (i) as if the application is a complaint for the purposes of the Criminal Procedure Code; but
