2019 No. 190 (C. 6)
The Mental Capacity (2016 Act) (Commencement No. 1) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019
Made
Citation and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Mental Capacity (2016 Act) (Commencement No. 1) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019.
2
In this Order “the principal Order” means the Mental Capacity (2016 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 20193.
Amendments of the principal Order2
1
The principal Order is amended as follows.
2
For Article 2 there shall be substituted—
Appointed days for provisions coming into operation2
1
The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Act specified in Part 1 of the Schedule, in so far as it relates to an act that is research, is 1st October 2019.
2
The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Act specified in Part 2 of the Schedule for all purposes is 2nd December 2019.
3
The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Act specified in Part 3 of the Schedule, in so far as it relates to an act that is a deprivation of liberty, offences or section 276 (power to make regulations about dealing with money and valuables), is 2nd December 2019.
4
The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Act specified in Part 4 of the Schedule, in so far as it relates to an act that is a deprivation of liberty, is 2nd December 2019.
5
The day appointed for coming into operation of the provisions of the Act specified in Part 5 of the Schedule, in so far as it relates to an act that is a deprivation of liberty, is 2nd December 2020.
3
For the Schedule there shall be substituted—
SCHEDULE
PART 1
Provisions coming into operation on 1st October 2019 in so far as it relates to an act that is research
Provisions of the Act
Subject Matter
Sections 1 to 8
Principles, including capacity assessment and best interests
Sections 132 to 138
Research
PART 2
Provisions coming into operation on 2nd December 2019 for all purposes
Provisions of the Act
Subject Matter
Section 266(1)(c) and Schedule 8 paragraphs 1, 2, 3(1), (2), (3) but omit after “(Northern Ireland) 2016” and (9), 4 but omit until “In-patients under 16: duties of hospital managers”, 38, 39, 47, 48(1), (2), (5) and (6), and 71”.
Amendments to the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 to allow for a functioning Review Tribunal and to provide a duty on hospital managers in relation to age appropriate accommodation
Section 274
The Review Tribunal - renaming
Section 276
Money and valuables
Section 303(2) and Schedule 11 in so far as it relates to Article 83 of, and Schedule 3 paragraph 4(1) and 5 to, the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986
Repeals of parts of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986
PART 3
Provisions coming into operation on 2nd December 2019 in so far as it relates to an act that is a deprivation of liberty, offences or section 276 (power to make regulations about dealing with money and valuables)
Provisions of the Act
Subject Matter
Sections 1 to 8
Principles, including capacity assessment and best interests
PART 4
Provisions coming into operation on 2nd December 2019 in so far as it relates to an act that is a deprivation of liberty
Provisions of the Act
Subject Matter
Section 9(1) to (3)
Protection from liability - general
Section 9(4)(b)
Protection from liability – additional safeguards
In section 9(4)(d) “sections” and “24,26”
Protection from liability – additional safeguards
Section 9(5) and (6)
Protection from liability – help and support and parents
Section 10(1)
Limitations of section 9
Sections 13 to 15
Additional safeguards – formal assessment of capacity and nominated persons
Section 24
Deprivation of liberty – additional safeguards
Section 25 and Schedule 1 paragraphs 1, 2(1), 2(2)(b), 2(3), 2(4)(b), 3, 5 to 8, 10, 13 to 16, 19, 20 and 22 to 27 and Schedule 2
Deprivation of liberty – additional safeguards
Sections 26 and 27
Deprivation of liberty – additional safeguards
Sections 37 to 39
Extensions of authorisation
Section 40 and Schedule 3 paragraphs 1, 2(1), 2(2), 2(3)(a), 3 to 9
Extension of authorisation
Section 41(1), (2)(b), (3) and (4)
Extensions of authorisation
Section 42
Extensions of authorisation
Section 43(1) to (6) and (7)(a)
Extensions of authorisation
Section 44
Extensions of authorisation
Section 45(1) to (3)
Review Tribunal applications
Section 45(4) but omitting “section 29(4) or 32(4) or”
Review Tribunal applications
Sections 46 to 48
Review Tribunal applications
Section 50(1)(a), (b) but omitting “or (d)”, (c), (2) and (3)
References to the Tribunal
Section 51(1) to (3), (4)(b) and (5)
Review Tribunal powers
Sections 52 and 53
Review Tribunal powers
Section 54
Medical reports and nominated person
Section 56(1), (2)(a), (3) and (4)
Medical reports and emergency situations
Sections 57 to 59
Provisions of information and other supplementary provisions
Section 60(1) and (2)(d)
Acts where Part 2 is not applicable
Sections 61 and 62
Power to make further provisions and disregard
Section 63(2)(a)
Protection from liability – definition of serious intervention
Section 64
Protection from liability – definition of serious intervention
Section 65(1) but omitting “16” to “20” and “28 and 35”, (2) to (5)
Emergency provisions
Section 66(1)(a), (b), (d) but omitting “19,20” and “28”, (2) to (6)
Emergency provisions – definitions etc
Sections 67 to 68
Failure by person other than D to take steps to ensure safeguards are met and interpretations of Part 2
Sections 69 to 79
Nominated persons provisions
Section 80(1) to (4), (5)(a) to (c), (f) and (g), (6) and (7)
Nominated persons provisions
Sections 81 to 85
Nominated persons provisions
Section 267(1), (2)(a), (3) and (4)
Offence of ill-treatment and neglect
Section 268(1), (2), (3)(a), (c), (d), (4), (5)
Offence of forgery, false statement, etc
Section 270
Offence of assisting a person to absent themselves
Section 272(1) to (3), (4)(b) until “48” and (c) but omitting “or 126”
Offences of obstruction
Section 273
Offences by bodies corporate
Section 275
Review Tribunal
Section 280
Approved social workers
Section 281
Miscellaneous functions of HSC trusts
Section 288(1)(a) to (c), (e) and (i), (2) to (8)
Code of Practice
Section 289(1), (2)(a), (b), (3) and (4)
Code of Practice
Sections 290(1) and (2)(a), (c) and (d) and 291(1) and (2)(a) and (c) and (3)
Provision of information and facilities
Section 292
Warrants
Section 296
Special accommodation
Section 297
Trust panels
Section 299
Risk of serious physical harm to others
Section 300(1)(a) and (c) to (e), and (2) to (4)
Medical practitioners who can make medical reports
Section 301
Documents appearing to be duly made
PART 5
Provisions coming into operation on 2nd December 2020 in so far as it relates to an act that is a deprivation of liberty
Provisions of the Act
Subject Matter
Section 269
Offence of unlawful detention
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health on 27th September 2019.
(This note is not part of the Order)