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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-2005-commencement-no-1england-and-wales-order-2007/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/563",
  "legislation_title": "The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Commencement No. 1)(England and Wales) Order 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-2005-commencement-no-1england-and-wales-order-2007",
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  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order is the second commencement order under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (c.9).\nThe Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Commencement No. 1) Order (2006/2814) (as amended by SI 2006/3473) brought or brings the following provisions of the Act into force in England as follows—\nProvision\nDate of commencement\nSections 30 to 34 (in respect of any research carried out as part of a project begun on or after 1 October 2007).\n01.10.2007\nSections 30 to 34 (for the purpose of enabling research applications to be made to, and determined by, an appropriate body).\n01.07.2007\nSections 30 to 34 (where a research project has begun before 1 October 2007 and was approved before that date).\n01.10.2008\nSections 35 to 41 (to enable the Secretary of State for Health to make arrangements to make independent mental capacity advocates available and to enable local authorities to approve independent mental capacity advocates).\n01.11.2006\nSections 35 to 41 (fully into force).\n01.04.2007\nArticle 2(1) of this Order brings sections 42(1), (2), (3), (6) and (7) (codes of practice), 43 (codes of practice: procedure) and 44 (ill-treatment or neglect) of the Act into force in relation to England and Wales on 1 April 2007.\nArticle 2(2) of this Order brings sections 1 (principles), 2 (people who lack capacity), 3 (inability to make decisions), 4 (best interests), 42(4) (duty to have regard to codes of practice) and 42(5) (relevance of codes of practice to criminal or civil proceedings) of the Act into force on 1 April 2007 for purposes relating to the independent mental capacity advocate service (sections 35 to 41). Article 2(2) applies to England only.\nArticle 2(3) of this Order brings sections 1 (principles), 2 (people who lack capacity), 3 (inability to make decisions), 4 (best interests), 42(4) (duty to have regard to codes of practice) and 42(5) (relevance of codes of practice to criminal or civil proceedings) of the Act into force on 1 April 2007 for the purposes of section 44 (ill-treatment or neglect). Article 2(3) applies to England and Wales.\nArticle 2(4) brings section 64 (interpretation) into force on 1 April 2007 for the purposes of Articles 2(1), 2(2) and 2(3). Articles 2(1) and 2(3) apply to England and Wales and Article 2(2) applies to England.",
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  "version": "current",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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