Report on Bioethics: Advance Care Directives - Law Reform ...

_______________________________DRAFT MENTAL CAPACITY (ADVANCE CARE DIRECTIVES) BILL 2009_______________________________BILLentitledAN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE MAKING OF ADVANCE CAREDIRECTIVES 3BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:Short title and commencement 41.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Mental Capacity (Advance Care Directives)Act 2009.(2) This Act comes into operation on such day or days as the Ministerfor Justice, Equality and Law Reform may appoint by order or orders eithergenerally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision, and differentdays may be so appointed for different purposes or provisions.Interpretation2. — (1) In [this Part], 5 unless the context otherwise requires—―applicable‖ has the meaning assigned by section 5,345This could be added to the Long Title of the Government‘s Mental Capacity Bill,which would be based on the Government‘s Scheme of a Mental Capacity Bill2008.Section 1 would become redundant if this draft Bill is incorporated into theGovernment‘s Scheme of a Mental Capacity Bill 2008.The use of the words ―this Part‖ would be correct if this draft Bill is incorporatedinto the Government‘s Scheme of a Mental Capacity Bill 2008.112