<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/9" id="c00001" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2005" Number="0009">Mental Capacity Act 2005</Citation>

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/9/section/47/notesIncapacityLegislationMedical and psychiatric treatmentCivil and human rightsLawExplanatory Notes to Mental Capacity Act 2005Department for Constitutional AffairsKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2020-04-20 <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/9" id="c00001" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2005" Number="0009">Mental Capacity Act 2005</Citation> 9 7 April 2005 Commentary on Sections<CitationSubRef id="c00605" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/9/part/2" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="part-2">Part 2</CitationSubRef>: the Court of Protection and the Public GuardianSupplementary powers <CitationSubRef id="c00619" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/9/section/47" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-47">Section 47</CitationSubRef>: General powers and effect of orders etc. 132 Subsection (1) gives the Court of Protection the same powers as the High Court, for example in relation to witnesses, contempt and enforcement.