The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2007 No. 3101

PART 15 U.K. OSTEOPATHS: OTHER LEGISLATION

Amendment of the General Osteopathic Council (Registration) Rules 1998 U.K.

215.  In the General Osteopathic Council (Registration) Rules 1998 M1 —

(a) in rule 3 (the form of the register)—

(i) in paragraph (1), for “European Economic Area State” (in both places) substitute “ relevant European State ”,

(ii) in paragraph (3)—

(aa) in sub-paragraph (b), for “fully registered or conditionally registered” substitute “ fully registered, conditionally registered or temporarily registered M2 ”,

(bb) in sub-paragraph (d), for “ “full” or “conditional”” substitute “ “full”, “conditional” or “temporary” ”, and

(iii) in paragraph (4), omit sub-paragraph (b); and

(b) in rule 7 (issue and form of certificates), in paragraph (2)(a)(iv), after “fully registered osteopath” insert “ , a temporarily registered osteopath ”.

Marginal Citations

M1 Scheduled to S.I. 1998/1328, amended by S.I. 2004/1947.

M2 “Temporarily registered osteopath” is defined in section 41 of the Osteopaths Act 1993.

Amendment of the General Osteopathic Council (Professional Indemnity Insurance) Rules 1998 U.K.

216.  In the General Osteopathic Council (Professional Indemnity Insurance) Rules 1998 M3 , in rule 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1), for the definition of “osteopath” substitute—

““osteopath” means a person who is registered as a fully registered osteopath, as a conditionally registered osteopath or as a provisionally registered osteopath;”.

Marginal Citations

M3 Scheduled to S.I. 1998/1329.

Amendment of the General Osteopathic Council (Recognition of Qualifications) Rules 2000 U.K.

217.  In the General Osteopathic Council (Recognition of Qualifications) Rules 2000 M4 , in rule 4 (non-United Kingdom qualifications)—

(a) the existing provision shall be numbered as paragraph (1); and

(b) after paragraph (1) insert—

“(2) In considering whether an exempt person M5 has reached the required standard of proficiency for the purposes of paragraph (1)(c), the Registrar—

(a) shall take into account all his relevant qualifications, knowledge and experience, wherever acquired; and

(b) if the applicant holds a qualification which—

(i) was granted otherwise than in a relevant European State, but

(ii) has been accepted by a relevant European State, other than the United Kingdom, as qualifying him to practise as an osteopath in that State,

shall take that acceptance into account.”.

Marginal Citations

M4 Scheduled to S.I. 2000/1281.

M5 “Exempt person” is defined in section 5A of the Osteopaths Act 1993.