# Mental Health Act 2025, Paragraph 2: Amendments of Part 2 of the Mental Health Act 1983

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

In section 3 (admission for treatment), in subsection (2), for paragraph (a) substitute—
“(a) the patient is suffering from psychiatric disorder of a nature or degree which makes it appropriate for the patient to receive medical treatment in a hospital,”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/33/schedule/1/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-act-2025/schedule-1/paragraph-2
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