# The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2004, Paragraph 71: Withdrawal and variation of approval under paragraph 70


(1) Without prejudice to any other remedies which it may have under the contract, where a Primary Care Trust has approved an application made under paragraph 70(3) it shall, subject to paragraph 72, be entitled to serve notice on the contractor withdrawing or varying that approval, from a date specified in the notice, if it is no longer satisfied that the proposed arrangement will enable the contractor to meet satisfactorily its obligations under the contract.
(2) The date specified in the notice shall be such as appears reasonable in all the circumstances to the Primary Care Trust.
(3) The notice referred to in sub-paragraph (1) shall take effect on whichever is the later of—
(a) the date specified in the notice; or
(b) (if applicable) the date of the final determination of the NHS dispute resolution procedure (or any court proceedings) relating to the notice in favour of the Primary Care Trust.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/291/schedule/6/paragraph/71 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-general-medical-services-contracts-regulations-2004/schedule-6/paragraph-71
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