Eligibility to be provided with lawful assistance to voluntarily end own life 1 Assisted dying for terminally ill adults 5 (1) A terminally ill adult who is eligible may, on request, be lawfully provided with assistance to end their own life. (2) Such assistance is lawfully provided if it is provided in accordance with the provisions of this Act. 2 Terminal illness 10 (1) For the purposes of this Act, a person is terminally ill if they have an advanced and 1 progressive disease, illness or condition from which they are unable to recover and that can reasonably be expected to cause their premature death. (2) For the avoidance of doubt, a person is not terminally ill only because they have a disability or mental disorder (or both). 15 (3) In this section and in section 3, “mental disorder” has the meaning given by section 328 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003. 3 Eligibility (1) A terminally ill adult is eligible to be lawfully provided with assistance to end their own life if they— 20 (za) can reasonably be expected to die within 6 months, (a) are ordinarily resident in Scotland and have been so resident for at least 12 months before the date of the first declaration (see section 4), (b) are registered as a patient with a medical practice in Scotland, and (c) have capacity to request that assistance.