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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-units-use-of-force-act-2018/section-17",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2018/27",
  "legislation_title": "Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-units-use-of-force-act-2018",
  "path": "section/17",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Commencement, extent and short title",
  "text": "(1) This Act extends to England and Wales only.\n(2) This section and section 16 come into force on the day on which this Act is passed.\n(3) The other provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may appoint by regulations.\n(4) Regulations under this section may appoint different days for different purposes or areas.\n(5) This Act may be cited as the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/27/section/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:04:39.221184+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}