Section 8Part 2 — PRINCIPLES OF ADVANCE HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVES
Principles for proxies
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The principles in respect of a proxy are —
if the directive-maker later becomes mentally incompetent, the proxy has the same authority as the directive-maker as if the directive-maker were mentally competent; and
proxy decisions —
are to reflect the decision that the directive-maker would have made in the circumstances;
are, in the absence of specific instructions or expressed views by the directive-maker, to be consistent with what the proxy believes the directive-maker would have decided; and
cannot restrict the directive-maker's rights and freedoms under the Bill of Rights under Part I of Schedule 2 of the Constitution,of the Cayman Islands (UKSI 2009/1379), in light of the state of the directive-maker's health and wishes under the directive.
Defined Terms
proxydirective-maker
Cross References
- Section of Constitution Of Cayman Islands
Bill of Rights under Part I of Schedule 2