(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order approves Rules of the General Chiropractic Council (GCC) in respect of registration on the basis of qualifications awarded by institutions in the United Kingdom prior to 15th June 2001, where an applicant practised as a chiropractor before 15th June 2001, has not practised as a chiropractor in the United Kingdom on or after 15th June 2001, has a good reason for not having made a successful application for registration during the transitional period after the statutory register held by the GCC was opened, and is capable of the competent and safe practice of chiropractic.
Rule 1 contains introductory provisions. Rule 2 provides that, where a person has registered under these Rules, the register shall contain a note to that effect. Rule 3 sets out the matters on which the Registrar must be satisfied in order that the applicant’s relevant unrecognised UK qualification can be treated as a recognised qualification. Rule 4 contains a requirement that an applicant must take a test of competence in order to satisfy the Registrar that they are capable of the competent and safe practice of chiropractic – and further makes provision for the scope of the test and for the appointment of examiners. Rule 5 contains provisions about the form of an application for registration, which is to be specified by the Registrar of the GCC but which must be made before 1st January 2011.
