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5.—(1) For the purposes of section 7 (application for guardianship)—
(a)an application for guardianship shall be in the form set out—
(i)where made by the nearest relative, in Part 1 of Form G1,
(ii)where made by an approved mental health professional, in Part 1 of Form G2;
(b)where a person other than a local social services authority is named as guardian, the statement of willingness of that person to act as guardian shall be in the form set out in Part 2 of Form G1 or, as the case may be, G2;
(c)any medical recommendation shall be in the form set out—
(i)in the case of joint recommendations, in Form G3,
(ii)in any other case, in Form G4.
(2) Where an application for guardianship is accepted by the responsible local social services authority, it shall record its acceptance of the application in the form set out in Form G5 (which shall be attached to the application).
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