# The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Commencement No. 1)(England and Wales) Order 2007, Article 2: Appointed day


(1) The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1 April 2007—
(a) sections 42(1), (2), (3), (6) and (7) and 43 (codes of practice); and
(b) section 44 (ill-treatment or neglect).
(2) The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1 April 2007 for purposes relating to the independent mental capacity advocate service—
(a) section 1 (principles);
(b) section 2 (people who lack capacity);
(c) section 3 (inability to make decisions);
(d) section 4 (best interests); and
(e) sections 42(4) and (5) (codes of practice).
(3) The provisions of the Act listed in Article 2(2) also come into force on 1 April 2007 for the purposes of section 44 (ill-treatment or neglect).
(4) Section 64 (interpretation) comes into force on 1 April 2007 for the purposes of —
(a) Article 2(1);
(b) Article 2(2); and
(c) Article 2(3).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/563/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-2005-commencement-no-1england-and-wales-order-2007/article-2
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