Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Short title and commencement

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), 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 and different provisions.

(3) Part 8 and the other provisions of this Act in so far as they relate to an advance healthcare directive or designated healthcare representative, or both, 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 and different provisions.