The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Loss of Capacity during Research Project) (England) Regulations 2006

Citation, commencement, territorial application and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Loss of Capacity during Research Project) (England) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on—

(a) 1 February 2007 for the purpose of enabling applications for approval for the purposes of Schedule 1 to be made to, and determined by, an appropriate body,

(b) 1 April 2007 for all other purposes.

(2) These Regulations apply in relation to the carrying out of research in England.

(3) In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Mental Capacity Act 2005;

“appropriate body” has the meaning given by section 30(4) of the Act and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Appropriate Body) (England) Regulations 2006(1).

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