{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-act-1983/schedule-4/paragraph-27",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-act-1983/schedule-4/paragraph-27.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1983/20",
  "legislation_title": "Mental Health Act 1983",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-act-1983",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/27",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "27",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In Schedule 1 to the Local Authorities Social Services Act 1970—\n(a) in the entry relating to the Mental Health Act 1959, in the first column for the words “Parts II to VI and IX” there shall be substituted the words “ sections 8 and 9 ” and for the entry in the second column there shall be substituted the words “ Welfare and accommodation of mentally disordered persons. ”;\n(b) there shall be inserted at the end—\n“\nMental Health Act 1983 (c. 20)\nParts II, III and VI\nWelfare of the mentally disordered; guardianship of persons suffering from mental disorder including such persons removed to England and Wales from Scotland or Northern Ireland; exercise of functions of nearest relative of person so suffering.\nSections 66, 67, 69(1)\nExercise of functions of nearest relative in relation to applications and references to Mental Health Review Tribunals.\nSection 114\nAppointment of approved social workers.\nSection 115\nEntry and inspection.\nSection 116\nWelfare of certain hospital patients.\nSection 117\nAfter-care of detained patients.\nSection 130\nProsecutions.\n”;\n(c) the entry relating to the Mental Health (Amendment) Act 1982 shall cease to have effect.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1970 c. 42."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1982 c. 51."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/schedule/4/paragraph/27",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:09:24.002453+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}