Commentary Part 1 – Amendments to Mental Health Act 1983 Overview Section 36: Repeal of provisions for after-care under supervision
137.SCT replaces the regime of supervised after-care. The supervised after-care provisions (sections 25A to 25J of the 1983 Act) are repealed by section 36. Section 57 of the 2007 Act allows the Secretary of State to make provision by order under section 56 for transitional arrangements for persons subject to after-care under supervision at the time of the repeal of sections 25A to 25J.