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Legislation about persons who lack capacity (Mental Capacity Act 2005) is.

What to put in your reference:

Data Protection Act 2018, c. 12. Available at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/12/contents/enacted (Accessed: 4 April 2023).

Mental Capacity Act 2005, c. 9. Available at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/9/contents/enacted (Accessed: 4 April 2023).

When you view an Act using the government website then the title of the Act will include the c. number, for example, c. 12 in the image below.

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You only refer to the country of the legislation if it is not UK (eg. specific to devolved nations such as Scotland, or non-UK). Search Cite them Right for more details.

UK Act of Parliament - section of an Act

If your information comes from a particular section of an Act of Parliament, you should use section of the Act in your citation, however your reference will be the same as for a whole Act of Parliament

Citation example:

As defined in section 10(2) of the Data Protection Act 2018.

Reference example: