http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/234/article/5/madeThe Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2017enKing's Printer for Scotland2017-12-18MENTAL HEALTH This Order brings into force the provisions in Part 3 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 (“the Act”). It also makes transitional provisions. The Order appoints two days for commencement of the provisions: 15th September 2017 and 30th September 2017. 5 1 Paragraph (2) applies where— a an offence has been perpetrated against a natural person; b another person (“O”), immediately before 5th October 2005, was subject to a hospital order or an order having the effect of a hospital order made under section 58 of the 1995 Act (order for hospital admission or guardianship) in proceedings in respect of that offence and was subject to the special restrictions set out in section 62(1) of the 1984 Act (effect of restriction orders); and c O fell to be treated on that date as if a compulsion order and a restriction order had been made in respect of O, by virtue of article 20 of the 2005 Order (restriction orders). 2 For the purposes of section 16A(1)(b) of the 2003 Act (victim’s right to receive information concerning offender subject to compulsion order), O is to be treated as if O has been made subject to a compulsion order and a restriction order in proceedings in respect of an offence as described in subsection (1)(a) of that section.