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The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2007

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2.—(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 purposes(1), 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).

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