Coronavirus Act 2020 (c. 7)

PART 1 U.K. Main provisions

Mental health and mental capacity U.K.

10 Temporary modification of mental health and mental capacity legislation U.K.

(1) Schedule 8 contains temporary modifications of the Mental Health Act 1983, and related provision.

(2) Schedule 9 contains temporary modifications of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13), the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 and related subordinate legislation.

(3) Schedule 10 contains temporary modifications of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/595 (N.I. 4)), and related provision.

(4) Schedule 11 contains temporary modifications of the Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 18 (N.I.)), and related provision.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 10 in force at 27.3.2020 at 9.00 a.m. for W. by S.I. 2020/366, reg. 2(a)

I2 S. 10(3) in force at 2.4.2020 by S.R. 2020/58, art. 2(a)

I3 S. 10(4) in force at 2.4.2020 for specified purposes by S.R. 2020/58, art. 2(b)