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PART 3Regulation of health and adult social care services

CHAPTER 2Competition

78Guidance

(1)Monitor must publish guidance about—

(a)compliance with requirements imposed by regulations under section 75;

(b)how it intends to exercise powers conferred on it by regulations under that section.

(2)Before publishing guidance under subsection (1)(a) or (b), Monitor must consult—

(a)the National Health Service Commissioning Board, and

(b)such other persons as Monitor considers appropriate.

(3)Before publishing guidance under subsection (1)(a) or (b), Monitor must obtain the approval of the Secretary of State.

(4)Monitor may revise guidance under this section and, if it does so, must publish the guidance as revised.

(5)Before publishing guidance revised under subsection (4), Monitor must consult the persons mentioned in subsection (2).