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The General Council and its committeesU.K.

1 The General Osteopathic Council and its committees.U.K.

(1)There shall be a body corporate to be known as the General Osteopathic Council (referred to in this Act as “the General Council”).

(2)It shall be the duty of the General Council to develop F1... and regulate the profession of osteopathy.

(3)The General Council shall have such other functions as are conferred on it by this Act.

[F2(3A)The over-arching objective of the General Council in exercising its functions is the protection of the public.

(3B)The pursuit by the General Council of its over-arching objective involves the pursuit of the following objectives—

(a)to protect, promote and maintain the health, safety and well-being of the public;

(b)to promote and maintain public confidence in the profession of osteopathy; and

(c)to promote and maintain proper professional standards and conduct for members of that profession.]

[F3(4)The General Council shall be constituted as provided for by order of the Privy Council, subject to Part 1 of the Schedule (which relates to orders under this subsection and powers of the General Council), which shall have effect.]

(5)There shall be four committees of the General Council, to be known as—

(a)the Education Committee;

(b)the Investigating Committee;

(c)the Professional Conduct Committee; and

(d)the Health Committee.

(6)The four committees are referred to in this Act as “the statutory committees”.

(7)Each of the statutory committees shall have the functions conferred on it by or under this Act.

(8)The General Council may establish such other committees as it considers appropriate in connection with the discharge of its functions.

(9)Part II of the Schedule shall have effect with respect to the statutory committees.

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Textual Amendments

F3S. 1(4) substituted (9.7.2008 for specified purposes, 1.4.2009 in so far as not already in force) by The Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1774), art. 1(3), Sch. 3 para. 1(b); S.I. 2008/3150, art. 3(b)(i)

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I1S. 1 wholly in force (3.3.2002); s. 1 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 42(2)(4)(5); s. 1(1)(8)(10)-(12) wholly in force and s. 1(2)-(4) in force for certain purposes at 14.1.1997 by S.I. 1997/34, art. 2, Sch.; s. 1(5)(a)(6) wholly in force and s. 1(3)(4)(5)(b)-(d)(7)(9) in force for specified purposes at 1.4.1998 by S.I. 1998/872, art. 2(1)(a)(i)-(iii); s. 1(2) in force at 9.5.1998 insofar as not already in force and s. 1(3) in force for specified purposes at 9.5.1998 by S.I. 1998/1138, art. 2(a)(i)(ii); s. 1(5)(b) in force at 5.7.1999 insofar as not already in force and s. 1(7)(9) in force for certain purposes at 5.7.1999 by S.I. 1999/1767, art. 2(a); s. 1(4) in force for further specified purposes and s. 1(3)(5)(c)(d)(7)(9) in force insofar as not already in force (8.3.2000) by S.I. 2000/217, art. 2; S. 1 fully in force (3.3.2002) by S.I. 2002/500, art. 2

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