# Mental Health Act 2025, Paragraph 29

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

In Part 1 of Schedule 1 (application of certain provisions to patients subject to hospital and guardianship orders who are not subject to special restrictions)—
(a) in paragraph 1, for “26 to 28” substitute “30A”;
(b) in paragraph 2—
(i) after “23” insert “, 30B”;
(ii) after “68” insert “and Schedule A1”;
(iii) for “10” substitute “11”;
(c) in paragraph 8(b), for “nearest relative” substitute “nominated person”;
(d) after paragraph 8 insert—
“8ZA In section 30B—
(a) in subsection (2)(b) the reference to an approved mental health professional is to be read as a reference to the responsible clinician;
(b) in subsection (3), paragraphs (a) and (b) are to be omitted.”;
(e) in paragraph 9 for “paragraph (ii)” substitute “paragraphs (ia), (ib) and (ii)”;
(f) after paragraph 10 insert—
“11 In Schedule A1, references to an approved mental health professional are to be read as references to the responsible clinician.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/33/schedule/2/paragraph/29 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-act-2025/schedule-2/paragraph-29
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