Statutory Instruments
Mental Health, England And Wales
Made
22nd October 2008
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the power conferred by section 56(1) of the Mental Health Act 2007(1), makes the following Order:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Mental Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2008.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales.
2. The following provisions of the Mental Health Act 2007 shall come into force on 28th October 2008—
(a)section 39 (cross-border arrangements) insofar as it gives effect to Schedule 5 and is not already in force;
(b)section 55 (repeals and revocations) insofar as it gives effect to Part 7 of Schedule 11.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Phil Hope
Minister of State,
Department of Health
22nd October 2008
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order is the ninth commencement order made under the Mental Health Act 2007(c.12) and brings into force the provisions set out in article 2 on 28th October 2008. These provisions amend section 88 of the Mental Health Act 1983(c.20), so that that section only applies to the return from Northern Ireland of patients absent from hospitals in England and Wales, and make related repeals and revocations. Provisions about the return of patients from Scotland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands are now to be found in the legislation of the jurisdiction in question.
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Mental Health Act 2007 have been, or are being, brought into force in England and Wales by commencement order made before the date of this Order—
| Provision of the Act | Date of Commencement | S.I. Number |
|---|---|---|
| Section 1 and Schedule 1 | 03.11.2008 03.11.2008 | |
| Sections 2 to 16 | 03.11.2008 | 2008/1900(C.84) |
| Section 17 | 01.04.2008 | 2008/745(C.30) |
| Section 18 | 01.04.2008 03.11.2008 03.11.2008 | |
| Sections 19 and 20 | 01.10.2007 | 2007/2798(C.108) |
| Section 21 and Schedule 2 | 03.11.2008 03.11.2008 | |
| Section 22 | 01.04.2008 03.11.2008 | |
| Sections 23 to 25 | 03.11.2008 | 2008/1900(C.84) |
| Section 26 | 01.12.2007 | 2007/2798(C.108) |
| Sections 27 to 29 | 03.11.2008 | 2008/1900(C.84) |
| Section 30 (partially) | 01.04.2008 03.11.2008 | |
| Section 31 (partially) | 03.11.2008 | 2008/1900(C.84) |
| Section 32 and Schedules 3 and 4 | 01.04.2008 03.11.2008 03.11.2008 | |
| Sections 33 and 34 | 03.11.2008 | 2008/1900(C.84) |
| Section 35 | 01.04.2008 03.11.2008 | |
| Section 36 | 03.11.2008 | 2008/1210(C.52) |
| Section 37 | 03.11.2008 | 2008/1900(C.84) |
| Section 38 (partially) | 03.11.2008 | 2008/1900(C.84) |
Section 39 and Schedule 5 (partially) | 01.10.2007 01.04.2008 03.11.2008 | |
| Sections 40 to 42 | 01.10.2007 | 2007/2798(C.108) |
| Section 43 | 01.01.2008 | 2007/2798(C.108) |
| Section 44 | 30.04.2008 | 2008/800(C.39) |
| Section 45 | 24.07.2007 | 2007/2156(C.80) |
| Section 46 | 01.10.2007 | 2007/2798(C.108) |
| Section 47 | 01.04.2008 | 2008/745(C.30) |
| Section 48 and Schedule 6 | 03.11.2008 | 2008/1900(C.84) |
| Section 49 | 01.10.2007 | 2007/2798(C.108) |
| Section 50 and Schedules 7 and 9 (partially) | 01.04.2008 | 2008/745(C.30) |
| Section 51 | 01.10.2007 | 2007/2635(C.102) |
| Section 54 | 01.04.2008 | 2008/745(C.30) |
| Section 55 and Schedule 11 (partially) | 03.11.2008 03.11.2008 | 2008/1210(C.52) 2008/1900(C.84) |