(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.