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Mental Health Act 2007

Mental Health Act 2007

2007 CHAPTER 12

Commentary

Part 3 - General

Section 54: Consequential provisions

246.Section 54 allows the Secretary of State to make minor supplementary, incidental or consequential amendments to relevant provisions of other Acts and subordinate legislation by means of an order. This is to ensure that provisions in other Acts and subordinate legislation are consistent with the changes contained in the 1983 Act, as amended by the 2007 Act.  The Secretary of State will require the agreement of the Welsh Ministers to make these amendments, to the extent that they relate to matters in respect of which functions are exercised by the Welsh Ministers.

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