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.

Stages of a Bill

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)
Explanatory & Financial Memorandum (PDF) (HTM)

Official Report - 08 June 2015

     
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

 

     
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

 

     
Final Stage 15 March 2016  Official Report - 15 March 2016 
     
Royal Assent 9 May 2016

Mental Capacity Act