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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-general-medical-services-contracts-regulations-2015/schedule-3/paragraph-47",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-general-medical-services-contracts-regulations-2015/schedule-3/paragraph-47.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2015/1862",
  "legislation_title": "The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-general-medical-services-contracts-regulations-2015",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/47",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "47",
  "heading": "Withdrawal or variation of approval with immediate effect",
  "text": "(1) Where NHS England approves an application made under paragraph 45, NHS England may subsequently give notice in writing to the contractor withdrawing or varying that approval with immediate effect if NHS England is—\n(a) no longer satisfied that the arrangements covered by the sub-contract would enable the contractor to satisfactorily meet its obligations under the contract; and\n(b) satisfied that the immediate withdrawal or variation of the approval is necessary to protect the safety of the contractor's patients.\n(2) A notice given under sub-paragraph (1) takes effect on the date on which it is received by the contractor.\n(3) This paragraph does not affect any other remedies which NHS England may have under the contract.",
  "extent": null,
  "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"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1862/schedule/3/paragraph/47",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:30:48.208183+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."
}