The General Council and its committees
I11 The General Chiropractic Council and its committees.
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There shall be a body corporate to be known as the General Chiropractic Council (referred to in this Act as “the General Council”).
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It shall be the duty of the General Council to developF1... and regulate the profession of chiropractic.
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The General Council shall have such other functions as are conferred on it by this Act.
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F2The General Council shall be constituted as provided for by order of the Privy Council, subject to Part 1 of Schedule 1 (which relates to orders under this subsection and powers of the General Council), which shall have effect.
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The over-arching objective of the General Council in exercising its functions is the protection of the public.
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The pursuit by the General Council of its over-arching objective involves the pursuit of the following objectives—
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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 chiropractic; and
c
to promote and maintain proper professional standards and conduct for members of that profession.
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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.
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The four committees are referred to in this Act as “the statutory committees”.
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Each of the statutory committees shall have the functions conferred on it by or under this Act.
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The General Council may establish such other committees as it considers appropriate in connection with the discharge of its functions.
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Part II of Schedule 1 shall have effect with respect to the statutory committees.
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