Before revision: Instead, in that case "the nearest relative of the patient shall be ascertained as if that person were dead",Mental Health Act 1983, Section 26 implying that this can hinder British expatriates from having any say on the care of their parents , for example.
After revision: Instead, in that case "the nearest relative of the patient shall be ascertained as if that person were dead",Mental Health Act 1983, Section 26 implying that this can hinder British nationals living abroad from having any say on the care of parents living in Britain , for example.