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Rh ::(ii) the court has made an order under this Division authorising the Director or protector to do so.

Power to assess

6.—(1) The Director or a protector may do all or any of the following:
 * (a) assess an individual or a vulnerable adult;
 * (b) cause an individual or a vulnerable adult to be assessed by a qualified assessor;
 * (c) direct any person to produce an individual or a vulnerable adult before the Director, protector or qualified assessor, to be assessed in the manner in paragraph (a) or (b);
 * (d) remove an individual or a vulnerable adult from the place where the individual or vulnerable adult is residing or staying for the purpose of an assessment in the manner in paragraph (a) or (b)—
 * (i) if the individual or vulnerable adult consents to the removal for that purpose despite that another person is preventing the individual’s or vulnerable adult’s removal;
 * (ii) if the individual or vulnerable adult does not consent to the removal but is assessed by a qualified assessor to lack the mental capacity to consent; or
 * (iii) in accordance with an order of the court under section 7(3).

(2) Where a donee or deputy is appointed for the individual or vulnerable adult mentioned in subsection (1)(d)(ii), the Director, protector or qualified assessor may assess the individual or vulnerable adult under this section without the consent of the individual’s or vulnerable adult’s donee or deputy.

(3) Subsection (2) applies whether the donee or deputy is appointed before, on or after the date of commencement of that subsection.

(4) Where the individual or vulnerable adult is to be assessed at the place where the individual or vulnerable adult is residing or staying,