# The National Health Service (Approval of Licensing Criteria) Order 2013, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order makes provision in relation to the licensing of providers of a health care service for the purposes of the NHS under Chapter 3 of Part 3 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (“the 2012 Act”) (Monitor: licensing).
Article 2 makes provision in respect of the approval by the Secretary of State of the criteria which Monitor must set and publish and which must be met by a person in order for that person to be granted a licence under Chapter 3 of Part 3 of the 2012 Act. The Schedule sets out the criteria which Monitor has set and which the Secretary of State has approved.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2013/9780111104804/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-national-health-service-approval-of-licensing-criteria-order-2013/note
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