Lawful provision of assistance to end life: preliminary steps 10 4 Request for assistance: first declaration 1 (1) Where a terminally ill adult wishes to be lawfully provided with assistance to end their own life, they must make a declaration to that effect (a “first declaration”). (2) A first declaration must be— (a) in the form set out in schedule 1, 15 (b) signed and dated by the person making the declaration, (c) witnessed by— (i) the coordinating registered medical practitioner, and (ii) another person, both of whom must see the declaration being signed. 20 (3) A person may...