Bray Courts Office Notice (Monday 16 May 2022)
Bray Courts Office – Circuit Court Wicklow – Notice in relation to amendment of Section 21 (Appointment of Care Representatives in case of a person not having full capacity), Nursing Support Scheme Act, 2009:
Section 21 (Appointment of Care Representatives in case of a person not having full capacity) of the Nursing Support Scheme Act, 2009 will be amended when the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act, 2015 is commenced in late June 2022. Appointment of care representatives shall be governed in accordance with the provisions of ADMA on and after this date. In preparation for the commencement of the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act, 2015, all current applications under Section 21 (unamended) must be finalised by 17th June. Applications under the unamended provisions of Section 21 received on or before 16th May in Bray Court Office will be assigned a hearing date on or before 17th June. Applications received after 16th May will be accepted but we cannot guarantee that such applications will receive a Court date in advance of the commencement of the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act, 2015.