Paragraph 20 Transitory modifications of the Mental Health Act 1983I1
United Kingdom Not yet in force
Pending the coming into force of section 6(3)(b) of this Act, section 20A(6)(a) of the Mental Health Act 1983 is to be read as if—
(a)
in relation to a patient admitted to hospital in pursuance of a hospital order (read in accordance with section 55(4) of the Mental Health Act 1983), as if for “mental” there were substituted “relevant”;
(b)
in relation to any other patient, for “mental” there were substituted “psychiatric”.
Annotations
Commencement
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Sch. 1 para. 20 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 56(3)