# Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Commencement) (Wales) Order 2007, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
1 This Order commences sections 30 to 41 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (c. 9) (“the Act”) in relation to Wales.
2 Article 2 brings sections 30 to 34 of the Act into force on 1 October 2007 in respect of any research carried out as part of a project begun on or after 1 October 2007.
3 Article 3 brings sections 30 to 34 into force on 1 July 2007 for the purpose of enabling research applications to be made to, and determined by, an appropriate body.
4 Article 4 provides that where a research project begins before 1 October 2007 and is approved before that date, sections 30 to 34 do not come into force until 1 October 2008.
5 Article 5 brings sections 35 to 41 into force on 1 October 2007.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2007/856/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-2005-commencement-wales-order-2007/note
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