SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 The General Council and Committees

Part II The Statutory Committees

The Health Committee

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F1The Health Committee shall consist of at least 6 members of the General Council, of whom—

a

at least 2 shall be members of the General Council appointed by the Privy Council; and

b

at least one shall be a registered medical practitioner at the time of his appointment.

F1The General Council shall by rules make provision with regard to the constitution of the Health Committee, and those rules shall include provision with regard to—

a

its size and membership;

b

its chair, including the deputising arrangements for its chair; and

c

the quorum at its meetings.

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F2The Committee may co-opt up to 4 further members.

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If the Chairman of the General Council is a member of the Committee he shall be Chairman of the Committee.

2

If he is not a member of the Committee, the members shall elect a Chairman from among those members who are not co-opted members.

3

In the event of a tie in any voting, the Chairman of the Committee shall have an additional casting vote.

4

In the event of a tie in voting in respect of a decision under section 23 or section 24, the Chairman shall cast his additional vote in favour of the chiropractor concerned.

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F4The quorum of the Committee shall be 5, none of whom need be registered medical practitioners but at least 3 of whom shall be members of the General Council.