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Mental Health Act 1983
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- 1983 c. 20
- SCHEDULE 5
- Paragraph 9
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9(1)Section 20(1) of this Act shall have effect in relation to any application for admission for treatment and to any guardianship application made before 1st October 1983 with the substitution for the words " six months" of the words "one year".
(2)Section 20(2) of this Act shall have effect in relation to any authority renewed before 1st October 1983 with the substitution for the words " six months " of the words " one year " and for the words "one year" in both places they occur of the words "two years ".
(3)Where an authority has been renewed on or before 30th September 1983 for a period of two years of which less than 16 months has expired on that date that period shall expire at the end of 18 months from the date on which it began,
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