3(1)If proposals for a pilot scheme are submitted under paragraph 2, the Secretary of State must—E+W
(a)approve them as submitted,
(b)make such modifications as he considers appropriate and approve them as modified, or
(c)reject them.
(2)The Secretary of State may not approve proposals for a pilot scheme unless satisfied that they include satisfactory provision for any participant other than [F1NHS England] to withdraw from the scheme if he wishes to do so.
(3)When the Secretary of State makes a decision under this paragraph—
(a)he must notify [F1NHS England] of the decision, and
(b)[F1NHS England] must, without delay, notify the other participants in the proposed scheme.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Act substituted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), s. 186(6), Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(2); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)
