The General Osteopathic Council (Registration of Osteopaths with United Kingdom Qualifications that are not Recognised Qualifications) Rules Order of Council 2009

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2009/1993
Year2009

2009 No. 1993

Health Care And Associated ProfessionsOsteopaths

The General Osteopathic Council (Registration of Osteopaths with United Kingdom Qualifications that are not Recognised Qualifications) Rules Order of Council 2009

Made 17th July 2009

Coming into force 10th August 2009

The General Osteopathic Council has made the General Osteopathic Council (Registration of Osteopaths with United Kingdom Qualifications that are not Recognised Qualifications) Rules 2009, which are set out in the Schedule to this Order, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3(6A), 6(2) to (4) and 35(2) of the Osteopaths Act 19931.

By virtue of section 35(1) of that Act, exercise of the powers to make such Rules requires the approval of the Privy Council. Section 36(1) provides that this be given by an order made by the Privy Council.

Their Lordships, having taken these Rules into consideration, are pleased to and do approve the making of them.

This Order may be cited as the General Osteopathic Council (Registration of Osteopaths with United Kingdom Qualifications that are not Recognised Qualifications) Rules Order of Council 2009 and shall come into force on 10th August 2009.

Judith Simpson

Clerk of the Privy Council

SCHEDULE

The General Osteopathic Council (Registration of Osteopaths with United Kingdom Qualifications that are not Recognised Qualifications) Rules 2009

The General Osteopathic Council makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3(6A), 6(2) to (4) and 35(2) of the Osteopaths Act 1993.

SCH-1.1

1. Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Rules may be cited as the General Osteopathic Council (Registration of Osteopaths with United Kingdom Qualifications that are not Recognised Qualifications) Rules 2009 and come into force on 10th August 2009.

(2) In these Rules—

the 2000 Rules” means the General Osteopathic Council (Application for Registration and Fees) Rules 20002;

“applicant” means an applicant for registration as a fully registered osteopath; and

“relevant unrecognised UK qualification” means a qualification in osteopathy granted by an institution in the United Kingdom before 9th May 2000 which is not a recognised qualification.

SCH-1.2

2. Treatment of an applicant with a relevant unrecognised UK qualification

(1) Subject to rule 3(2), the Registrar shall, in considering an application by an applicant who appears to have a relevant unrecognised UK qualification, treat the applicant as having a recognised qualification...

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