# The Mental Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2007, Article 2: Commencement of provisions


The following provisions of the Act shall come into force on 1st October 2007—
(a) Section 19 (approval of courses etc for approved mental health professionals);
(b) Section 20 (amendment to section 62 of Care Standards Act 2000 );
(c) Section 39 (cross-border arrangements) , sub-section (1), and sub-section (2) insofar as it gives effect to the following paragraphs of Schedule 5 —
(i) 4 insofar as it inserts section 80D into the Mental Health Act 1983 ;
(ii) 7;
(iii) 8;
(iv) 9;
(v) 11;
(vi) 13;
(vii) 18(a);
(viii) 19; and
(ix) 21(2)(c);
(d) Section 40 (restriction orders);
(e) Section 41 (conditionally discharged patients subject to limitation directions);
(f) Section 42 (offence of ill-treatment: increase in maximum penalty on conviction on indictment);
(g) Section 46 (local health boards); and
(h) Section 49 (independent mental capacity advocacy service: exceptions).

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/2798/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-act-2007-commencement-no-3-order-2007/article-2
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.