2007 No. 2635 (C.102)
mental Health, england and Wales

The Mental Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2007

Made
The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 56(3) of the Mental Health Act 20071.

Citation and extent1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Mental Health Act (Commencement No. 2) Order 2007.

(2)

This Order extends to England and Wales.

Commencement2.

Section 51 of the Mental Health Act 2007 comes into force on 1 October 2007.

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

Bridget Prentice
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is the second commencement order made under the Mental Health Act 2007 and brings into force section 51 of that Act in relation to England and Wales. Section 51 makes a minor amendment to section 20(11)(a) of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. It replaces the word “or” with “and”.

The Mental Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 1) Order (2007/2156) brought provisions of the Act into force as follows –

Provision

Date of commencement

Application

Section 45

24.07.2007

England and Wales

This Order brings section 51 into force on 1 October 2007.