2.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2)—
(a)sections 3 and 4 of the Armed Forces Act 1996, and
(b)(so far as not already in force) section 35 of and Schedule 7 to that Act,
shall come into force on 1st May 2001.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not bring into force the repeal by Schedule 7 to the Armed Forces Act 1996 of section 46 of the Mental Health Act 1983(1), section 69 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984(2) and Article 52 of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986(3).