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Handbook for controllers — appointed under the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986
Corporate Author	Office of Care and Protection, Northern Ireland Court Service
Publisher	Northern Ireland Court Service, Belfast, 1994
Pages	41 pp
Source	The Office of Care and Protection, 2nd Floor, Royal Courts of Justice, Chichester Street, PO Box 410 Belfast BT1 3JF.
Keywords	Mental disorder ; Court of protection ; Law ; Northern Ireland.
Annotation	Responsibility for the management of the property and financial matters of people in Northern Ireland who, through mental disorder, are incapable of managing their own affairs is vested in the High Court under the provisions of Part VIII of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986. A controller is a person appointed by the Court to deal with the day to day management of such a person's financial affairs. This booklet gives guidance on the obligations of a controller, addressing issues such as social security benefits; house and land, wills and trusts, income tax and investments.
Accession Number	CPA-970708213 P
Classmark	E: JVC: VR: 9Y
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