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End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Act 2021
83Private self-administration request
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### 83 Private self-administration request
> > (1) A person may give to the person’s AHP a private self-administration request if the person’s PMP has determined a final request by the person by determining that the person is eligible to access voluntary assisted dying.
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> > (2) A private self-administration request is an instrument in writing, in the approved form, that –
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> > > > (a) contains a request for permission to self-administer a VAD substance in accordance with [section 91](#GS91@EN) and to do so without the person’s AHP being required to comply with [sections 87](#GS87@EN) and [88](#GS88@EN) ; and
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> > > > (b) is –
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> > > > > > (i) completed, and signed, by the person; or
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> > > > > > (ii) if the person is unable to complete or sign the instrument – completed and signed by an adult who is designated by the person to complete or sign, or to complete and sign, the instrument on the person’s behalf.
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> > (3) A person may not designate under [subsection (2)(b)(ii)](#GS83@Gs2@Hpb@Hqii@EN) the person’s PMP, CMP or AHP to complete or sign, or complete and sign, a private self-administration request on the person’s behalf.