Mental Capacity Bill
Bill Number: Bill 49/11-16
Bill Type: Executive
Bill Sponsor: Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
The Mental Capacity Bill is:
A Bill to make new provision relating to persons who lack capacity; to make provision about the powers of criminal courts in respect of persons with disorder; to disapply Part 2 of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 in relation to persons aged 16 or over and make other amendments of that Order; to make provision in connection with the Convention on the International Protection of Adults signed at the Hague on 13th January 2000; and for connected purposes.
| Bill Stage | Date Completed / Status |
All Associated documents and links |
 First Stage |
08 June 2015 |
Official Report - 11 May 2015 - Establishing Ad Hoc Committee
Bill as Introduced (PDF) (HTM) |
 Second Stage |
16 June 2015 | Official Report - 16 June 2015 |
 Committee Stage |
25 January 2016 | Committee Report - 25 January 2016 |
 Consideration Stage |
16 February 2016 |
Notice of Amendments - 29 January 2016 Notice of Amendments - 9 February 2016 Notice of Amendments - 10 February 2016 Annotated Marshalled List of Amendments - 16 February 2016 Grouping List of Amendments - 11 February 2016 Bill As Amended at Consideration Stage (PDF) (HTM) Expnatory and Financial Memorandum As Amended at Consideration Stage (PDF) (HTM) Official Report - 16 February 2016 (Part 1) (Part 2)
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 Further Consideration Stage |
7 March 2016 |
Notice of Amendments - 1 March 2016 Notice of Amendments - 2 March 2016 Annotated Marshalled List of Amendments - 7 March 2016 Grouping List of Amendments - 3 March 2016 Bill As Amended at Further Consideration Stage (PDF) (HTM) Expnatory and Financial Memorandum As Amended at Further Consideration Stage (HTM) Official Report - 7 March 2016
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 Final Stage |
15 March 2016 | Official Report - 15 March 2016 |
 Royal Assent |
9 May 2016 |
