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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022
45Certification of witness to signing of written declaration
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#### 45 Certification of witness to signing of written declaration
45 Certification of witness to signing of written declaration
> > (1) A person who witnesses the signing of a written declaration by the patient making the declaration must—
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> > > (a) certify in writing in the declaration that, in the presence of the witness, the patient appeared to freely and voluntarily sign the declaration, and
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> > > (b) state that the witness is not knowingly an ineligible witness.
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> > (2) A person who witnesses the signing of a written declaration by another person on behalf of the patient making the declaration must—
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> > > (a) certify in writing in the declaration that—
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> > > > (i) in the presence of the witness, the patient appeared to freely and voluntarily direct the other person to sign the declaration, and
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> > > > (ii) the other person signed the declaration in the presence of the patient and the witness, and
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> > > (b) state that the witness is not knowingly an ineligible witness.
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> > (3) In this section—
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> > ineligible witness means a person who is an ineligible witness under section 44(2).