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Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Safeguards

    1. 1.Deprivation of liberty: authorisation of arrangements enabling care and treatment

    2. 2.Deprivation of liberty: authorisation of steps necessary for life-sustaining treatment or vital act

    3. 3.Powers of the court to determine questions

  3. Code of practice etc

    1. 4.Deprivation of liberty: code of practice

  4. General

    1. 5.Consequential provision etc

    2. 6.Extent, commencement and short title

  5. SCHEDULES

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      SCHEDULE 1

      Schedule to be inserted as Schedule AA1 to the Mental Capacity Act 2005

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      SCHEDULE 2

      Minor and consequential amendments

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        Part 1 Amendments to the Mental Capacity Act 2005

        1. 1.The Mental Capacity Act 2005 is amended as follows.

        2. 2.Omit— (a) section 16A; (b) section 21A and the italic...

        3. 3.In section 35(1) (appointment of independent mental capacity advocates), for...

        4. 4.(1) Section 36 (functions of independent mental capacity advocates) is...

        5. 5.(1) Section 38 (provision of accommodation by NHS body) is...

        6. 6.(1) Section 39 (provision of accommodation by local authority) is...

        7. 7.Omit sections 39A to 39E.

        8. 8.In section 40 (exceptions)— (a) in subsection (1), for “,...

        9. 9.(1) Section 42 (codes of practice) is amended as follows....

        10. 10.In section 50 (applications to the Court of Protection) for...

        11. 11.In section 64 (interpretation), in subsection (1)—

        12. 12.(1) Section 65 (rules, regulations etc) is amended as follows....

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        Part 2 Amendments to other legislation

        1. Mental Health Act 2007 (c. 12)

          1. 13.In Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Mental Health...

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