PART 1U.K.Amendments to legislation
InterpretationU.K.
1. In this Schedule, “the 1994 Act” means the Chiropractors Act 1994 .
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Chiropractors Act 1994U.K.
2. The 1994 Act is amended as follows.
3. Omit section 5A (registration of visiting European chiropractors) .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 chiropractors or temporarily registered chiropractors” substitute “ or provisionally registered chiropractors ”.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 43 (interpretation) —U.K.
(a)omit the definitions of “exempt person”, “the General Systems Regulations”, and “temporarily registered chiropractor”;
(b)in the definition of “registered chiropractor”, for the words after “conditionally registered chiropractor” substitute “ or as a provisionally registered chiropractor ”.
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General Chiropractic Council (Registration) Rules 1999U.K.
12. In the General Chiropractic Council (Registration) Rules 1999 —
(a)in rule 2 (interpretation), omit paragraph (2A);
(b)in rule 3 (form of register), in paragraph (4)(a), for “, provisionally registered and temporarily” substitute “ and provisionally ”;
(c)in rule 6 (certificates), in paragraph (2), for “, provisionally or temporarily” substitute “ or provisionally ”.
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General Chiropractic Council (Registration of Chiropractors with Foreign Qualifications) Rules 2002U.K.
13. In the General Chiropractic Council (Registration of Chiropractors with Foreign Qualifications) Rules 2002 —
(a)in rule 2 (interpretation), omit the definition of “the Directive”;
(b)for the heading of Part 2 substitute “ Applications by chiropractors with foreign qualifications ”;
(c)in rule 4 (application of Part 2)—
(i)at the end of paragraph (a), insert “ and ”;
(ii)omit paragraph (c) and the “and” before it;
(d)in rule 5 (treatment of foreign qualifications)—
(i)in paragraphs (1) and (2), omit “, subject to paragraph (3),”;
(ii)omit paragraph (3);
(e)in rule 6 (required standard of proficiency)—
(i)in paragraph (1), for “Subject to paragraph (1A), in” substitute “ In ”;
(ii)omit paragraph (1A);
(f)omit Part 3 (chiropractors entitled to be authorised under EU law);
(g)in the Schedule, omit Form B.
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