Appointed day2

The 1st April 2009 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—

a

section 30 (independent mental health advocates), in so far as it applies to England and is not already in force;

b

section 50 (deprivation of liberty) in so far as not already in force;

c

Schedule 7 (which inserts new Schedule A1 into the 2005 Act) in so far as not already in force;

d

Schedule 8 (which inserts new Schedule 1A into the 2005 Act);

e

Schedule 9 (which makes other amendments to the 2005 Act and to other Acts) in so far as not already in force; and

f

Part 10 (deprivation of liberty) of Schedule 11 and in so far as it relates to that Part, section 55 (repeals and revocations) of the Act.