# The Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2017, Article 2: Appointed day


(1) Subject to paragraph (2), 5th May 2017 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the 2015 Act specified in column 1 of the table in the schedule (the subject matter of which is specified in column 2 of that table).
(2) Where a purpose is specified in column 3 of that table in relation to a provision in column 1, that provision comes into force on 5th May 2017 only for that purpose.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/126/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-scotland-act-2015-commencement-no-3-order-2017/article-2
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