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Guardianship Act 1987
47Preservation of liability
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47 Preservation of liability
47 Preservation of liability
Nothing in this Part relieves a person from liability in respect of the carrying out of medical or dental treatment on a patient to whom this Part applies, being a liability to which the person would have been subject—
(a) had the patient been capable of giving consent to the carrying out of the treatment, and
(b) had the treatment been carried out with the patient’s consent.