# Mental Health Act 2025, Paragraph 20: Transitory modifications of the Mental Health Act 1983

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

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”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/33/schedule/1/paragraph/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-act-2025/schedule-1/paragraph-20
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