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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 89: Admission and treatment of persons with mental illness, with high support needs, in mental health establishment, up to thirty days (supported admission)
- Section 36: Resignation
- Section 95: Prohibited procedures
- Section 120: Act to have overriding effect
- Section 35: Term of office, salaries and allowances of chairperson and members
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- Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts Act, 2020
- Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2018
- National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Act, 2017
- Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023
- Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy Act, 2017
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