Supplemental

41Interpretation

In this Act—

  • “conditionally registered osteopath” means a person who is registered with conditional registration;

  • “fully registered osteopath” means a person who is registered with full registration;

  • “the General Council” means the General Osteopathic Council;

  • “interim suspension order” has the meaning given in section 24(3);

  • “opening of the register” means the date on which section 3 comes into force;

  • “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made by the General Council;

  • “provisionally registered osteopath” means a person who is registered with provisional registration;

  • “recognised qualification” has the meaning given by section 14(1);

  • “the register” means the register of osteopaths maintained by the Registrar under section 2;

  • “registered” means registered in the register;

  • “registered address”, in relation to a registered osteopath, means the address which is entered in the register;

  • “registered osteopath” means a person who is registered as a fully registered osteopath, as a conditionally registered osteopath or as a provisionally registered osteopath;

  • “the Registrar” has the meaning given in section 2(2);

  • “the required standard of proficiency” means the standard determined by the General Council under section 13;

  • “the statutory committees” has the meaning given by section 1(6);

  • “unacceptable professional conduct” has the meaning given by section 20(2);

  • “visitor” means a person appointed under section 12.