Cap. 658 Art. 7Validity and applicability.

(1) A directive shall be valid unless and until it is revoked, amended or substituted in accordance with this Act.

(2) A directive shall not have legal effect and shall not apply where at the material time:

(a) the appearer has capacity to consent to or refuses the treatment in question; or

(b) the treatment or circumstances do not correspond to those specified in the directive.

(3) An appearer may revoke or amend a directive at any time while having the required capacity.

(4) Any revocation or amendment made orally in the presence of a medical practitioner and at least one (1) witness shall be valid and shall be documented by the medical practitioner in the medical records of the appearer, subject to the obligations of the Director General for Health Care Services under article 5(5).

(5) Without prejudice to sub-article (4), any revocation or amendment of a directive shall be made by a written declaration authenticated before a notary and carried out in accordance with the procedure applicable to a directive under article 5 of this Act.