(Use of Force) Act 2018, also known as Seni's Law, received royal assent in January 2018 after being passed by Parliament and amended the Mental Health Act 1983. It requires that mental hospitals provide officer training which provides alternatives to the use of force while restraining patients and do better collection of data. The officers must also wear body cameras as well. Repeals and extent This Act did not repeal any other Acts in totality. Schedule 6 lists 28 other Acts which had individual sections repealed. These include the Mental Health Act 1959, the majority of which was repealed by this Act. England and Wales: The entire Act applies to England and Wales. Northern Ireland: Only the parts of the Act defined in s.147 have effect in Northern Ireland. The care of mentally disordered people in Northern Ireland is covered by the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, as amended by the Mental Health (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2004. Scotland: Only the parts of the Act defined in s.146 have effect in Scotland. The care of mentally disordered people in Scotland is covered by the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003. See also Fixated Threat Assessment Centre References External links Mental Health Act 1983: an outline guide Useful summary of the Act from Mind including updated material to take account of the Mental Health Act 2007 Factsheet 459: The Mental Health Act 1983 and guardianship, Alzheimer's Society UK Legislation Mental Health Act 1983 The complete text of the Act including Mental Health Act 2007 amendments. CSIP Implementation programme for the amended Mental Health Act Mental Health Act 1983 from WikiMentalHealth Fully amended to take account of the related legislation Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning England and Wales Mental health law in the United Kingdom United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1983 Mental health in England Mental health in Wales 1983 in England 1983 in Wales