2007 No. 2635 (C.102)
mental Health, england and Wales
The Mental Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2007
Made 4th September 2007

The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 56(3) of the Mental Health Act 2007.
2007 c.12.

1 Citation and extent
1 This Order may be cited as the Mental Health Act (Commencement No. 2) Order 2007.
2 This Order extends to England and Wales.

2 Commencement
Section 51 of the Mental Health Act 2007 comes into force on 1 October 2007.
Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor
Bridget Prentice Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Ministry of Justice 4th September 2007

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order is the second commencement order made under the Mental Health Act 2007 and brings into force section 51 of that Act in relation to England and Wales. Section 51 makes a minor amendment to section 20(11)(a) of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. It replaces the word “or” with “and”.
The Mental Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 1) Order (2007/2156) brought provisions of the Act into force as follows –
Provision	Date of commencement	Application
Section 45	24.07.2007	England and Wales
This Order brings section 51 into force on 1 October 2007.