These Rules may be cited as the General Chiropractic Council (Registration of Chiropractors with Foreign Qualifications) Rules 2002, and shall come into force on 6th November 2002.

In these Rules—

• “the 1999 Rules” means the General Chiropractic Council (Registration) Rules 1999 M1;

• “the Act” means the Chiropractors Act 1994;

• “applicant” means an applicant for registration as a fully registered chiropractor;

• “the Council” means the General Chiropractic Council;

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• “foreign qualification” means a qualification in chiropractic granted by an institution outside the United Kingdom;

• “relevant recognised qualification” means a foreign qualification which has been recognised under section 14(3) of the Act;

• “relevant unrecognised qualification” means a foreign qualification which has not been recognised under section 14(3) of the Act, but which was awarded to the applicant—

  1. (a)

     following completion of a course of education or training in chiropractic normally requiring not less than 4,800 hours of study, tuition and clinical experience in chiropractic to be undertaken; or

  2. (b)

     following completion of—

     1. (i)

        a first degree in human science, and

     2. (ii)

        a course of education or training in chiropractic normally requiring not less than 2,200 hours of study, tuition and clinical experience in chiropractic to be undertaken.

Where a person is registered as a fully registered chiropractor by virtue of Part II or III of these Rules, the register shall contain a note to that effect, in addition (so far as relevant) to the matters referred to in rule 3(1) of the 1999 Rules.