Article 2 Appointed day
(1)
The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1 October 2007—
(a)
sections 5 to 29;
(b)
sections 45 to 63;
(c)
sections 65 to 69; and
(d)
Schedules 1 to 7.
(2)
The following provisions of the Act, which have already been commenced for limited purposesf1, come into force on 1 October 2007 for all purposes—
(a)
section 1 (principles);
(b)
section 2 (people who lack capacity);
(c)
section 3 (inability to make decisions);
(d)
section 4 (best interests);
(e)
sections 42(4) and (5) (codes of practice); and
(f)
section 64 (interpretation).