# The Mental Capacity (2016 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019, Article 4: Transitional provisions

Extent: N.I.

Until the coming into operation of section 265 of the Act, the duty on hospital managers which appears at Article 3D “In-patients under 16: duties of hospital managers”, which is to be inserted into the Mental Health (NI) Order 1986 by section 266 of and Schedule 8 paragraph 4 to the Act shall apply to in-patients under 18 and the heading at Article 3D shall instead be construed as “In-patients under 18 – duties of hospital managers”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2019/163/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-2016-act-commencement-no-1-order-northern-ireland-2019/article-4
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