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Criminal Justice (Mental Impairment) Act 1999
44ATransitional provision on commencement of Mental Health Act 2013
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### 44A Transitional provision on commencement of Mental Health Act 2013
> [*\[Section 44A Inserted by No. 69 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:17 Feb 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-02-17/act-2013-069#JS1@Ja11@GC19@EN) A continuing care order or a community treatment order made under this Act, and in force immediately before the day on which all of the provisions of the [Mental Health Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-002) commence, continues in effect after that day as if the order were a treatment order made under the [Mental Health Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-002) .
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> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Criminal Code](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1924-069) .
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> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Mental Health Act 1996](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1996-031) .
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> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-059) .
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