{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-general-dental-services-contracts-regulations-2005/schedule-3/paragraph-60",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-general-dental-services-contracts-regulations-2005/schedule-3/paragraph-60.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2005/3361",
  "legislation_title": "The National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-general-dental-services-contracts-regulations-2005",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/60",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "60",
  "heading": "Variation of a contract: general",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraph 31(3), no amendment or variation shall have effect unless it is in writing and signed by or on behalf of NHS England and the contractor.\n(2) In addition to the specific provision made in paragraphs 61A, 62(6), 63(6) and 75, NHS England may vary the contract without the contractor's consent where it—\n(a) is reasonably satisfied that it is necessary to vary the contract so as to comply with the Act, any regulations made pursuant to the Act, or any direction given by the Secretary of State pursuant to the Act; and\n(b) notifies the contractor in writing of the wording of the proposed variation and the date upon which that variation is to take effect,\nand, where it is reasonably practicable to do so, the date that the proposed variation is to take effect shall be not less than 14 days after the date on which the notice under paragraph (b) is served on the contractor.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Regulations substituted (6.11.2023) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1071), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 3 para. 60(2) inserted (12.6.2023) by The National Health Service (Primary Dental Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/554), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/3361/schedule/3/paragraph/60",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:41:21.795162+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}