The General Osteopathic Council (Recognition of Qualifications) Rules Order of Council 2000

Statutory Instruments

2000 No. 1281

OSTEOPATHS

The General Osteopathic Council (Recognition of Qualifications) Rules Order of Council 2000

Made

28th April 2000

Coming into force

9th May 2000

At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 28th day of April, 2000

By the Lords of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council

Whereas in exercise of its powers under sections 3(6) and 14(9) of the Osteopaths Act 1993M1 ( “the Act") the General Osteopathic Council has made the General Osteopathic Council (Recognition of Qualifications) Rules 2000 as set out in the Schedule to this Order:

And whereas by section 35(1) of the Act the approval of the Privy Council is required for this exercise of the powers of the General Osteopathic Council:

Now, therefore, Their Lordships, having taken the Rules into consideration, in exercise of their powers under section 36 of the Act, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, are pleased to approve them.

Marginal Citations

M1 1993 c. 21.

This Order may be cited as the General Osteopathic Council (Recognition of Qualifications) Rules Order of Council 2000, and shall come into force on 9th May 2000.

A. K. Galloway

Clerk of the Privy Council

SCHEDULE U.K. THE GENERAL OSTEOPATHIC COUNCIL (RECOGNITION OF QUALIFICATIONS) RULES 2000

The General Osteopathic Council, in exercise of their powers under sections 3(6) and 14(9) of the Osteopaths Act 1993 M2 , and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Rules:

Marginal Citations

M2 1993 c. 21.

Citation and commencement U.K.

1.  These Rules may be cited as the General Osteopathic Council (Recognition of Qualifications) Rules 2000 and shall come into force on 9th May 2000.

Interpretation U.K.

2.  In these Rules—

• “the Act" means the Osteopaths Act 1993; and

• “the Committee" means the Education Committee established by section 1(5)(a) of the Act.

Statement of the Education Committee U.K.

3.  The Committee shall publish a statement, and may from time to time amend the statement, indicating—

(a) matters on which the Committee will wish to be satisfied before advising the General Council to recognise a qualification under subsection (2) of section 14 of the Act; and

(b) matters which may cause the Committee to advise the General Council not to recognise a qualification under that subsection.

Non-United Kingdom Qualifications U.K.

4.— [F1 (1)] A person who—

(a) has obtained a qualification in osteopathy outside the United Kingdom;

(b) does not hold a recognised qualification M3 ; but

(c) satisfies the Registrar that he has reached the required standard of proficiency

shall be treated as holding a recognised qualification for the purposes of the Act.

F2 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. rule 4 renumbered as Sch. rule 4(1) (3.12.2007) by The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3101), regs. 1(2), 217(a)

F2 Sch. rule 4(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/593), reg. 1(2), Sch. 6 para. 14 (with reg. 12A, Sch. 6 Pt. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1394, regs. 4, 14); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Marginal Citations

M3 See section 14 of the Act. Section 14(10) provides for persons with Community rights.

Given under the official seal of the General Osteopathic Council this 19th day of April Two Thousand.

L.S.

Simon Fielding

Chairman

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, made under the Osteopaths Act 1993 (“the Act"), approves Rules made by the General Osteopathic Council (“GOsC")—

requiring the Education Committee of the GOsC to publish a statement indicating matters which will be taken into account by the Committee when advising the GOsC whether or not to recognise a qualification for the purposes of the Act. The statement can be obtained from the GOsC at Osteopathy House, 176 Tower Bridge Road, London SE1 3LU; and

providing for a person with a qualification in osteopathy obtained outside the UK, not holding a recognised qualification, but who satisfies the Registrar of the GOsC that he has reached the required standard of proficiency, to be treated as having a recognised qualification.