SCHEDULE
THE GENERAL OSTEOPATHIC COUNCIL (CONSTITUTION AND PROCEDURE) RULES 1998
The General Osteopathic Council, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 1(8) and (9) and 35(2) of and paragraphs 4(2) and (4), 7, 14(5), 16(2), 17(4), and 20 of the Schedule to the Osteopaths Act 19932and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Rules:
PART I
Preliminary
1. Citation, commencement and interpretation
(1) These Rules may be cited as the General Osteopathic Council (Constitution and Procedure) Rules 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998.
(2) In these Rules, except where the context otherwise requires—
(a)
(a) “the Act” means the Osteopaths Act 1993;
(b)
(b) “appointing authority” means the Privy Council, the Education Committee or the Secretary of State, as the case may be, being the bodies or person having the right of appointment of members of the Council under paragraph 1 of the Schedule to the Act;
(c)
(c) “appointed member” means a member appointed by an appointing authority;
(d)
(d) “the Chairman” means the Chairman of the Council or, as the case may be, any person acting on behalf of the Chairman in accordance with Rule 4;
(e)
(e) “the Council” means the General Osteopathic Council;
(f)
(f) “the Education Committee” means the committee of that name of the Council established by virtue of section 1(5) of, and paragraph 25 of the Schedule to, the Act;
(g)
(g) “the Health Committee” means the committee of that name of the Council established by virtue of section 1(5) of, and paragraph 38 of the Schedule to, the Act;
(h)
(h) “the Investigating Committee” means the committee of that name of the Council established by virtue of section 1(5) of, and paragraph 30 of the Schedule to, the Act;
(i)
(i) “member” means a member of the Council;
(j)
(j) “osteopath” means any person whose name is on the register of osteopaths;
(k)
(k) “the Professional Conduct Committee” means the committee of that name of the Council established by virtue of section 1(5) of, and paragraph 34 of the Schedule to, the Act;
(l)
(l) “the register” means the professional register of osteopaths maintained by the Registrar under section 2 of the Act;
(m)
(m) “the Registrar” means the Registrar of the Council.
(3) Any reference in these Rules to a numbered rule shall be construed as reference to the rule bearing that number in these Rules and any reference to a numbered paragraph shall be construed as reference to the paragraph bearing that number in the rule in which it occurs.
PART II
The Council: Membership and Procedure
2. Period of unexpired term requiring vacancy to be filled
(1) In the circumstances referred to in paragraph (2) the prescribed period for the purposes of paragraph 4(2) of the Schedule to the Act is six months.
(2) The circumstances referred to in paragraph (1) are that a member fails to complete his term of office less than six months before the end of the term of office of one or more other members.
3. Removal of members
(1) Any member may be removed from office in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2) if at any time it shall be determined by a majority of the other members present at a...
