General

6Extent, commencement and short title

1

This Act extends to England and Wales only.

2

This section, and section 5 except subsection (6), come into force on the day this Act is passed.

3

The other provisions of this Act come into force—

a

for the purpose only of enabling the exercise of any power to make regulations, on the day this Act is passed;

b

for all other purposes, on whatever day the Secretary of State appoints by regulations.

4

Different days may be appointed for different purposes or different areas.

5

The Secretary of State may by regulations make transitional or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act.

6

Regulations under subsection (5) may make different provision for different purposes or different areas.

7

The power to make regulations under this section is exercisable by statutory instrument.

8

This Act may be cited as the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019.