Explanatory Notes

Mental Capacity Act 2005

2005 CHAPTER 9

7 April 2005

Summary and Background

The Act

Part 3: Miscellaneous and General

9.Part 3 deals with private international law and transitional and other technical provisions and includes a declaratory provision that nothing in the Act is to be taken to affect the law relating to unlawful killing or assisting suicide. ECHR issues arise in relation to a number of provisions.