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.

[F1 (1) Schedule 8 contains temporary modifications of the Mental Health Act 1983, and related provision.]

F2 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F3 (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.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 10(1) expires (E.) (10.12.2020) by The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Expiry of Mental Health Provisions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1467), reg. 2(1)(a) (with reg. 2(2))

S. 10(1) expires in part (W.) (10.12.2020) by The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Expiry of Mental Health Provisions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1467), reg. 2(1)(b)(ii)

F2 S. 10(2) expires (25.3.2022) by Coronavirus Act 2020 (c. 7), s. 89 (with s. 90)

F3 S. 10(3) suspended in part (10.5.2021) by The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Suspension) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/98), arts. 1(1), 2 (with art. 3, Sch.)

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)