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PART 1Preliminary

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Mental Health Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2008.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), this Order comes into force on 3 November 2008.

(3) Articles 11, 12, 13, 14, 17(b), 18(b) and 19(b) come into force on 4 May 2009.

Extent

2.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2), (3), (4) and (5), this Order extends to England and Wales only.

(2) Article 4 also extends to Scotland and Northern Ireland.

(3) Article 6 also extends to Scotland.

(4) Article 16 extends to England only.

(5) Article 17 extends to Scotland only.

(6) Article 20 also extends to Northern Ireland.