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(1) This Act may be called the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017. (2) It shall extend to the whole of India. Short title, extent and commence- ment. [7th April, 2017.] jftLVªh lañ Mhñ ,yñ—(,u)04@0007@2003—17 vlk/kkj.k EXTRAORDINARY Hkkx II — [k.M 1 PART II — Section 1 izkf/kdkj ls izdkf'kr PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY lañ 10] ubZ fnYyh] 'kqØokj] vizSy 7] 2017@pS= 17] 1939 ¼'kd½ No. 10] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, APRIL, 7, 2017/CHAITRA 17, 1939 (SAKA) bl Hkkx esa fHkUu i`"B la[;k nh tkrh gS ftlls fd ;g vyx ladyu ds :i esa j[kk tk ldsA Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation. REGISTERED NO. DL—(N)04/0007/2003—17 MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 7th April, 2017/Chaitra 17, 1939 (Saka) The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 7th April, 2017, and is hereby published for general information:— 2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II— (3) It shall come into force on such date 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.