PART 1U.K.Amendments to legislation
InterpretationU.K.
1. In this Schedule, “the 1993 Act” means the Osteopaths Act 1993 .
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Osteopaths Act 1993U.K.
2. The 1993 Act is amended as follows.
3. Omit section 5A (registration of visiting European osteopaths) .U.K.
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4. In section 6 (supplemental provision about registration) —U.K.
(a)in subsection (1)(a), for “, provisional or temporary” substitute “ or provisional ”;
(b)in subsection (2), for “Subject to subsection (4A), the” substitute “ The ”;
(c)omit subsection (4A);
(d)in subsection (5), omit “, except in the case of temporary registration,”;
(e)omit subsection (6).
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5. In section 8 (restoration to the register) , in subsection (8), for “, provisionally registered osteopaths or temporarily registered osteopaths” substitute “ or provisionally registered osteopaths ”.U.K.
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6. In section 14 (recognition of qualifications) —U.K.
(a)after subsection (2), insert—
“(2A) A qualification that—
(a)was granted by an institution in a relevant European State, and
(b)is, in the opinion of the General Council, evidence of having reached a standard of proficiency comparable to that evidenced by a qualification recognised under subsection (2),
is to be treated for the purposes of this Act as if it were so recognised.”;
(b)in subsection (3), after “qualification”, where it first occurs, insert “ (not being one to which subsection (2A) applies) ”;
(c)omit subsections (10) and (11).
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7. In section 17 (post registration training) , omit subsections (2A) to (2D).U.K.
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8. In section 29 (appeals against decisions of the Registrar) , omit subsection (1)(ba).U.K.
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9. Omit section 29A (appeals against decisions of the General Council) .U.K.
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10. In section 37 (indemnity arrangements) , omit subsection (2).U.K.
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11. In section 41 (interpretation) —U.K.
(a)omit the definitions of “exempt person”, “General Systems Regulations”, and “temporarily registered osteopath”;
(b)in the definition of “registered osteopath”, for the words from “, as a provisionally” to the end, substitute “ or as a provisionally registered osteopath ”.
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General Osteopathic Council (Registration) Rules 1998U.K.
12. In the General Osteopathic Council (Registration) Rules 1998 —
(a)in rule 3 (form of register)—
(i)in paragraph (1)(a) and (b), omit “or other relevant European State”;
(ii)in paragraph (3)—
(aa)in sub-paragraph (b), for “, conditionally registered or temporarily registered” substitute “ or conditionally registered ”;
(bb)in sub-paragraph (d), for “, “conditional” or “temporary”” substitute “or “conditional””;
(b)in rule 7 (certificates), in paragraph (2)(a)(iv), omit “, a temporarily registered osteopath”.
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General Osteopathic Council (Application for Registration and Fees) Rules 2000U.K.
13. In the General Osteopathic Council (Application for Registration and Fees) Rules 2000 —
(a)in rule 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1), omit the definition of “European Economic Area State”;
(b)in rule 6 (entry fee), in paragraph (2)(b), omit “or other European Economic Area State,”;
(c)in rule 8 (retention fee), in paragraph (2)(b), omit “or other European Economic Area State,”;
(d)in rule 10 (restoration fee), in paragraph (2)(b), omit “or other European Economic Area State,”.
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General Osteopathic Council (Recognition of Qualifications) Rules 2000U.K.
14. In the General Osteopathic Council (Recognition of Qualifications) Rules 2000 , in rule 4 (non-UK qualifications), omit paragraph (2).
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