Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 overview
Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 — full text by section
Consolidated text as published on legislation.gov.uk, snapshot 2026-08-24. Read the Act on legislation.gov.uk
6 sections. Default extent: E+W.
- s.1Deprivation of liberty: authorisation of arrangements enabling care and treatment
- s.2Deprivation of liberty: authorisation of steps necessary for life-sustaining treatment or vital act
- s.3Powers of the court to determine questions
- s.4Deprivation of liberty: code of practice
- s.5Consequential provision etc
- s.6Extent, commencement and short title