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S-4.2 - Act respecting health services and social services

Section 12
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12. The rights of any person which are recognized under this Act may be exercised by a representative.
The following persons are presumed to be representatives, according to the circumstances and subject to the priorities provided for in the Civil Code:
(1)  the holder of parental authority of a user who is a minor or the user’s tutor;
(2)  the tutor, spouse or close relative of a user of full age under legal incapacity;
(3)  the person authorized by a protection mandate given by the incapable user of full age before his incapacity;
(4)  a person proving that he has a special interest in the user of full age under legal incapacity.
1991, c. 42, s. 12; 1999, c. 40, s. 269; I.N. 2016-01-01 (NCCP); 2020, c. 11, s. 254.
12. The rights of any person which are recognized under this Act may be exercised by a representative.
The following persons are presumed to be representatives, according to the circumstances and subject to the priorities provided for in the Civil Code:
(1)  the holder of parental authority of a user who is a minor or the user’s tutor;
(2)  the curator, tutor, spouse or close relative of a user of full age under legal incapacity;
(3)  the person authorized by a protection mandate given by the incapable user of full age before his incapacity;
(4)  a person proving that he has a special interest in the user of full age under legal incapacity.
1991, c. 42, s. 12; 1999, c. 40, s. 269; I.N. 2016-01-01 (NCCP).
12. The rights of any person which are recognized under this Act may be exercised by a representative.
The following persons are presumed to be representatives, according to the circumstances and subject to the priorities provided for in the Civil Code:
(1)  the holder of parental authority of a user who is a minor or the user’s tutor;
(2)  the curator, tutor, spouse or close relative of a user of full age under legal incapacity;
(3)  an authorized person mandated by the incapable user of full age before his incapacity;
(4)  a person proving that he has a special interest in the user of full age under legal incapacity.
1991, c. 42, s. 12; 1999, c. 40, s. 269.
12. The rights of any person which are recognized under this Act may be exercised by a representative.
The following persons are deemed to be representatives, according to the circumstances and subject to the priorities provided for in the Civil Code of Lower Canada:
(1)  the holder of parental authority of a user who is a minor or the user’s tutor;
(2)  the curator, tutor, spouse or close relative of a user of full age under legal incapacity;
(3)  an authorized person mandated by the incapable user of full age before his incapacity;
(4)  a person proving that he has a special interest in the user of full age under legal incapacity.
1991, c. 42, s. 12.
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