LegalizeThe Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2003
Made: 17th June 2003
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 333(3) and (4) of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003[^f00001], hereby make the following Order:
Citation
1
This Order may be cited as the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2003.
Appointed day
2
The day appointed for the coming into force of paragraph 10 of schedule 1 and, for that purpose, section 4(3) of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 is 1st July 2003.
Signed
TOM McCABE — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 17th June 2003
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force paragraph 10 in Part 2 of schedule 1 to the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (“the Act”). The Act received Royal Assent on 25th April 2003.
Part 2 of schedule 1 to the Act contains transitional provisions which amend sections 2 and 6 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 36). These amendments relate to the Mental Welfare Commission with new provision for the appointment of a chief officer to the Commission.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 2003 asp 13.
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