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End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Act 2021
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### 116 Commission to determine VAD substances
> > (1) The Commission is to determine to be VAD substances one or more substances, each of which, when the substance is administered to, or self-administered by, a person in accordance with the instructions of an AHP, is expected to cause the death of the person.
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> > (2) A determination under [subsection (1)](#GS116@Gs1@EN) is an instrument of an administrative character and is not a statutory rule within the meaning of the [Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1953-050) .