# Mental Health Act 1983, Paragraph 9

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2) Section 20(2) of this Act shall have effect in relation to any authority renewed before 1st October 1983 with the substitution for the words “six months” of the words “ one year ”.
(2) Section 20(2) of this Act shall have effect in relation to any authority renewed before 1st October 1983 with the substitution for the words “six months” of the words “ one year ” and for the words “one year” in both places they occur of the words “ two years ”.
(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/schedule/5/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-act-1983/schedule-5/paragraph-9
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