# The Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2017, Article 21: Periods for short-term compulsion: amendments made by section 42 of the Act


Despite the commencement of section 42 of the Act—
(a) the amendment made by subsection (3) of that section to section 53A of the 1995 Act (interim compulsion order: supplementary) has no effect where the interim compulsion order referred to in section 53A(1) of the 1995 Act was made before the appointed day;
(b) the amendment made by subsection (5) of that section to section 54 of the 1995 Act (unfitness for trial: further provision) has no effect where the temporary compulsion order referred to in section 54(2B)(a) of the 1995 Act is made before the appointed day.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/197/article/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-scotland-act-2015-commencement-no-4-and-transitional-and-savings-provisions-order-2017/article-21
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