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<Title><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/9" id="c00001" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2005" Number="0009">Mental Capacity Act 2005</Citation></Title>
<Number>9</Number>
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<DateText>7 April 2005</DateText>
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<Title><CitationSubRef id="c00713" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/9/section/67" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-67">Section 67</CitationSubRef>: Minor consequential amendments and repeals</Title>
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<Text>This section enables the Lord Chancellor to make secondary legislation (orders) to give effect to the Act. Any such order which amends or repeals primary legislation (an Act of Parliament or General Synod Measure) will be subject to the affirmative resolution procedure in Parliament.</Text>
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