SCHEDULE The General Council and Committees

Part II The Statutory Committees

The Investigating Committee

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F1The Investigating Committee shall consist of at least 8 members of the General Council, of whom at least 2 shall be members of the General Council appointed by the Privy Council.

F1The General Council shall by rules make provision with regard to the constitution of the Investigating Committee, and those rules shall include provision with regard to—

a

its size and membership;

b

its chair, including the deputising arrangements for its chair; and

c

the quorum at its meetings.

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F2The Committee may co-opt up to 8 further members.

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Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the members of the Committee shall elect a Chairman from among themselves.

2

The Chairman shall not be the Chairman of the General Council or a co-opted member of the Committee.

3

In the event of a tie in any voting, the Chairman of the Committee shall have an additional casting vote.

4

In the event of a tie in voting in respect of a decision under section 20(9)(c) or section 21(2), the Chairman shall cast his additional vote in favour of the osteopath concerned.

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F4The quorum of the Committee shall be 7, of whom at least 4 shall be members of the General Council.