Appointed day2.

(1)

The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1 October 2007—

(a)

sections 5 to 29;

(b)

sections 45 to 63;

(c)

sections 65 to 69; and

(d)

Schedules 1 to 7.

(2)

The following provisions of the Act, which have already been commenced for limited purposes2, come into force on 1 October 2007 for all purposes—

(a)

section 1 (principles);

(b)

section 2 (people who lack capacity);

(c)

section 3 (inability to make decisions);

(d)

section 4 (best interests);

(e)

sections 42(4) and (5) (codes of practice); and

(f)

section 64 (interpretation).