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Section 1 - Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
1. Short title, extent and commencement.-
(1) This Act may be called the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017.
(2) It shall extend to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint; or on the date of completion of the period of nine months from the date on which the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 receives the assent of the President.
Related Sections
- Section 101: Report to Magistrate of person with mental illness in private residence who is ill-treated or neglected
- Section 31: Appropriate Government to take measures as regard to human resource development and training, etc
- Section 86: Independent admission and treatment
- Section 51: Member not to participate in meetings in certain cases
- Section 100: Duties of police officers in respect of persons with mental illness
Related Acts
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