Statutory Instruments
2006 No. 2810
mental capacity, england
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Appropriate Body) (England) Regulations 2006
Made
21st October 2006
Laid before Parliament
27th October 2006
Coming into force
for the purpose mentioned in regulation 1(1)(a)
1st February 2007
for all other purposes
1st April 2007
The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by sections 30(4) and 30(6)(a) of the Mental Capacity Act 2005( 1 ).
Citation, commencement and application
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Appropriate Body) (England) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on—
(a) 1 February 2007 for the purpose of enabling applications for approval in relation to research to be made to, and determined by, an appropriate body,
(b) 1 April 2007 for all other purposes.
(2) These Regulations apply in relation to the carrying out of research in England.
Appropriate Bodies
2. In relation to a research project referred to in sections 30, 31 and 32 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, the appropriate body is a committee—
(a) established to advise on, or on matters which include, the ethics of intrusive research in relation to people who lack capacity to consent to it; and
(b) recognised for that purpose by the Secretary of State.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Rosie Winterton
Minister of State
Department of Health
21st October 2006
2005 c.9 .