2. In these Rules—
“the Act" means the Chiropractors Act 1994;
“allegation" means an allegation falling within section 20(1) of the Act;
“the Committee" means the Professional Conduct Committee of the Council;
“the Council" means the General Chiropractic Council;
“the legal assessor" means a legal assessor appointed under section 27 of the Act and nominated by the Registrar under Rule 5(2);
“party" means the respondent or the Solicitor, and references to “the parties" shall be construed accordingly;
“the respondent" means the chiropractor to whom an allegation under consideration by the Committee relates;
“the Solicitor" means a solicitor appointed by the Registrar for the purposes of presenting the case for the allegation to a hearing held by the Committee.