# The Court of Protection Rules 2017, Introduction: Introductory text

Extent: E+W

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 , and in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1035/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2017/introduction
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