2.—(1) The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1 April 2007—
(a)sections 42(1), (2), (3), (6) and (7) and 43 (codes of practice); and
(b)section 44 (ill-treatment or neglect).
(2) The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1 April 2007 for purposes relating to the independent mental capacity advocate service(1)—
(a)section 1 (principles);
(b)section 2 (people who lack capacity);
(c)section 3 (inability to make decisions);
(d)section 4 (best interests); and
(e)sections 42(4) and (5) (codes of practice).
(3) The provisions of the Act listed in Article 2(2) also come into force on 1 April 2007 for the purposes of section 44 (ill-treatment or neglect).
(4) Section 64 (interpretation) comes into force on 1 April 2007 for the purposes of —
(a)Article 2(1);
(b)Article 2(2); and
(c)Article 2(3).
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Commencement No.1) Order (2006/2814) (as amended by SI 2006/3473) brings sections 35 to 41 of the Act into force in England on 1 April 2007.