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39. The Mental Health Act 1983(1) is amended as follows.
1983 c.20. Section 21(3) was inserted by section 37 of the Mental Health Act 2007 (c.12). Section 65(1A) was substituted by paragraph 107 of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c.17) and by section 38 of the 2007 Act. Sections 68 and 68A were substituted by section 37 of the 2007 Act. Section 72(1)(c) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 3 to the 2007 Act. Section 72(3A) was inserted by paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 to the Mental Health (Patients in the Community) Act 1995 (c.52) and substituted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 3 to the 2007 Act. Section 73(1) was substituted by article 4 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (Remedial) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3712). Section 74(5A) was inserted by section 295 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c.44). Section 79(7) was inserted by paragraph 107 of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c.17) and substituted by section 38 of the 2007 Act. Section 132A was inserted by paragraph 30 of Schedule 3 to the 2007 Act.
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