NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH ACT, 2021

Section 17: Right to appoint legal representatives.

2021Section 17 of 58Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1) A person with a mental health condition may, where possible, exercise the capacity to make decisions for the appointment of a person as his legal representative.
(2) The legal representative appointed under subsection (1) shall have the power to make decisions in respect of the care and treatment of the person with a mental health condition where the person lacks the capacity to make decisions.

Cite this section

Section 17, NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH ACT, 2021 (2021).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/national-mental-health-act-2021/section/17/