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The Mental Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2007

S.I. 2007/2635 · Made 4 September 2007

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mental Health, england and Wales

Made 4th September 2007

The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 56(3) of the Mental Health Act 2007f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2007 c.12.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and extent
  2. 2Commencement
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and extent

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Mental Health Act (Commencement No. 2) Order 2007.

(2)

This Order extends to England and Wales.

2Commencement

Section 51 of the Mental Health Act 2007 comes into force on 1 October 2007.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

Bridget Prentice

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

4th September 2007

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is the second commencement order made under the Mental Health Act 2007 and brings into force section 51 of that Act in relation to England and Wales. Section 51 makes a minor amendment to section 20(11)(a) of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. It replaces the word “or” with “and”.

The Mental Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 1) Order (2007/2156) brought provisions of the Act into force as follows –

ProvisionDate of commencementApplication
Section 4524.07.2007England and Wales

This Order brings section 51 into force on 1 October 2007.