# Mental Health Act 2025, Paragraph 25: Transitory modifications of the Mental Health Act 1983

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

Pending the coming into force of section 29(5)(d) and (e) of this Act, section 20 of the Mental Health Act 1983 is to be read as if for “psychiatric” there were substituted “relevant”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/33/schedule/1/paragraph/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-act-2025/schedule-1/paragraph-25
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