2013 No. 1694 (C. 68)

Mental Health, England And Wales
Juries, England And Wales

The Mental Health (Discrimination) Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013

Made

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 4(2) of the Mental Health (Discrimination) Act 20131:

Citation1

This order may be cited as the Mental Health (Discrimination) Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013.

Appointed day2

Section 2 of the Mental Health (Discrimination) Act 2013 comes into force on 15th July 2013.

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State

Helen GrantParliamentary Under Secretary of StateMinistry of Justice
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2 of this Order brings section 2 of the Mental Health (Discrimination) Act 2013 (c.8) into force. Section 2 amends the Juries Act 1974 (c.23) in relation to qualification for jury service based on mental health.