Chiropractors Act 1994

Supplemental

43 Interpretation

In this Act—

• “conditionally registered chiropractor” means a person who is registered with conditional registration;

• “fully registered chiropractor” means a person who is registered with full registration;

• “the General Council” means the General Chiropractic Council;

• “interim suspension order” has the meaning given in section 24(3);

• “opening of the register” means the date on which section 3 comes into force;

• “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made by the General Council;

• “provisionally registered chiropractor” means a person who is registered with provisional registration;

• “recognised qualification” has the meaning given by section 14(1);

• “the register” means the register of chiropractors maintained by the Registrar under section 2;

• “registered” means registered in the register;

• “registered address” means the address which is entered in the register, in relation to the chiropractor in question, in accordance with the requirements of section 6(1) and does not include any other address which may be entered in the register, in relation to him, by virtue of rules made under section 6(2);

• “registered chiropractor” means a person who is registered as a fully registered chiropractor, as a conditionally registered chiropractor or as a provisionally registered chiropractor;

• “the Registrar” has the meaning given in section 2(2);

• “the required standard of proficiency” means the standard determined by the General Council under section 13;

• “the statutory committees” has the meaning given by section 1(6);

• “unacceptable professional conduct” has the meaning given by section 20(2);

• “visitor” means a person appointed under section 12.

44 Short title, commencement, transitional provisions and extent

(1) This Act may be cited as the Chiropractors Act 1994.

(2) Section 42 and Schedule 2 shall come into force on the passing of this Act.

(3) The other provisions of this Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint.

(4) The power conferred by subsection (3) shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.

(5) Different days may be appointed by an order under subsection (3) for different purposes and different provisions.

(6) Any order under subsection (3) may make such transitional provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

(7) The transitional provisions of Part III of Schedule 1 shall have effect.

(8) This Act extends to the United Kingdom except that—

(a) section 38(1) and section 40(2) extend only to Great Britain;

(b) section 38(2) and section 40(3) extend only to Northern Ireland;

(c) section 38(3)(b) and (d) extends only to England and Wales; and

(d) section 38(3)(c) and (e) extends only to Scotland.