--(1) A patient's next friend may be a person appointed by the court.
--(2) Unless the court appoints some other person, a person authorised under Part VII of the Act to conduct legal proceedings in the name of the patient or on his behalf, is entitled to be the next friend of the patient in any proceedings to which his authority extends.
--(3) If nobody has been appointed by the court or authorised under Part VII, a person who satisfies the conditions set out in rule 23.6(2) may be a patient's next friend without a court order.
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