Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Act 2022

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Short title, collective citation, construction and commencement

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Act 2022.

(2) Section 99 and the Credit Union Acts 1997 to 2020 may be cited together as the Credit Union Acts 1997 to 2022 and shall be construed together as one.

(3) Section 100 and the National Disability Authority Act 1999 may be cited together as the National Disability Authority Acts 1999 and 2022 and shall be construed together as one.

(4) Section 74 and section 91 and the Mental Health Acts 2001 to 2018 may be cited together as the Mental Health Acts 2001 to 2022 and shall be construed together as one.

(5) Subject to subsection (6), this Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister, after consultation with the Minister for Health, may appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or provisions.

(6) Sections 72 to 77 shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister for Health, after consultation with the Minister, may appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or provisions.