Chiropractors Act 1994

1 The General Chiropractic Council and its committees. U.K.

(1) There shall be a body corporate to be known as the General Chiropractic Council (referred to in this Act as “the General Council”).

(2) It shall be the duty of the General Council to developF1 ... and regulate the profession of chiropractic.

(3) The General Council shall have such other functions as are conferred on it by this Act.

(4) [F2 The General Council shall be constituted as provided for by order of the Privy Council, subject to Part 1 of Schedule 1 (which relates to orders under this subsection and powers of the General Council), which shall have effect.]

[F3 (4A) The over-arching objective of the General Council in exercising its functions is the protection of the public.

(4B) The pursuit by the General Council of its over-arching objective involves the pursuit of the following objectives—

(a) to protect, promote and maintain the health, safety and well-being of the public;

(b) to promote and maintain public confidence in the profession of chiropractic; and

(c) to promote and maintain proper professional standards and conduct for members of that profession.]

(5) There shall be four committees of the General Council, to be known as—

(a) the Education Committee;

(b) the Investigating Committee;

(c) the Professional Conduct Committee; and

(d) the Health Committee.

(6) The four committees are referred to in this Act as “the statutory committees”.

(7) Each of the statutory committees shall have the functions conferred on it by or under this Act.

(8) The General Council may establish such other committees as it considers appropriate in connection with the discharge of its functions.

(9) Part II of Schedule 1 shall have effect with respect to the statutory committees.

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Textual Amendments

F1 Word in s. 1(2) omitted (9.7.2008) by virtue of The Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1774), art. 1(2)(e), Sch. 4 para. 1(a)

F2 S. 1(4) substituted (9.7.2008 for specified purposes, 9.2.2009 in so far as not already in force) by The Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1774), art. 1(3), Sch. 4 para. 1(b); S.I. 2008/3150, art. 2(2)(a)(i)

F3 S. 1(4A)(4B) inserted (26.9.2016) by Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Act 2015 (c. 28), s. 6(4), Sch. para. 4(2); S.I. 2016/906, reg. 2(b)

F4 S. 1(10)-(12) omitted (9.2.2009) by virtue of The Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1774), art. 1(4), Sch. 4 para. 1(c); S.I. 2008/3150, art. 2(2)(a)(ii)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 1 partly in force; s. 1 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 44(3)(5)(6); s. 1(1)(8)(10)(11)(12) wholly in force and s. 1(2)-(4) in force for specified purposes at 14.8.1998 by S.I. 1998/2031, art. 2, Sch.; s. 1(2)-(7)(9) partly in force at 13.5.1999 by S.I. 1999/1309, art. 2, Sch.; s. 1(2)(3) in force for certain purposes at 15.6.1999 by S.I. 1999/1496, art. 2, Sch.; s. 1(2)(3) in force for certain purposes and s. 1(5)(6)(7)(9) in force insofar as not already in force at 7.9.2000 by S.I. 2000/2388, art. 2, Sch.; s. 1(4) in force for certain purposes at 1.2.2002, 16.6.2002, 15.2.2003, 16.6.2003 and 16.6.2004 by S.I. 2002/312, art. 2(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)