The Court of Protection Rules 2017

Statutory Instruments

2017 No. 1035 (L. 16)

Mental Capacity, England And Wales

The Court of Protection Rules 2017

Made

26th October 2017

Laid before Parliament

30th October 2017

Coming into force

1st December 2017

The President of the Family Division (the judicial office holder nominated by the Lord Chief Justice), being President of the Court of Protection, makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 49(5), 50(2), 51, 53(2) and (4), 55, 56 and 65(1) of the Mental Capacity Act 2005(1), and in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005(2).

(1)

2005 c.9. Section 51 was amended by article 2 of and paragraphs 30 and 34 of Schedule 1 to S.I. 2006/1016. Section 53 was amended by section 62 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2). Section 65(1) was amended by article 2 of and paragraphs 30 and 37(1) and (2) of Schedule 1 to S.I. 2006/1016.

(2)

2005 c. 4.