Introductory text
England and Wales
Mental Capacity, England And Wales
Made 26th October 2017
Laid before Parliament 30th October 2017
Coming into force 1st December 2017
The President of the Family Division (the judicial office holder nominated by the Lord Chief Justice), being President of the Court of Protection, makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 49(5), 50(2), 51, 53(2) and (4), 55, 56 and 65(1) of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 M1, and in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 M2.C1
Annotations
Marginal citations
- M1
2005 c.9. Section 51 was amended by article 2 of and paragraphs 30 and 34 of Schedule 1 to S.I. 2006/1016. Section 53 was amended by section 62 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2). Section 65(1) was amended by article 2 of and paragraphs 30 and 37(1) and (2) of Schedule 1 to S.I. 2006/1016.
- M2
Modifications
- C1
Rules continued in part (6.4.2020) by The Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provision) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/100), regs. 1(2), 3