Mental Capacity Act 2005 (c. 9)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6 E+W Minor and consequential amendments

Courts Act 2003 (c. 39) E+W

47 (1) The Courts Act 2003 (c. 39) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In section 1(1) (the courts in relation to which the Lord Chancellor must discharge his general duty), after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) the Court of Protection,”.

(3) In section 64(2) (judicial titles which the Lord Chancellor may by order alter)—

(a) omit the reference to a Master of the Court of Protection, and

(b) at the appropriate place insert a reference to each of the following—

(i) Senior Judge of the Court of Protection,

(ii) President of the Court of Protection,

(iii) Vice-president of the Court of Protection.