1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Osteopaths Act 1993 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provision) Order 1997.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Osteopaths Act 1993.
2. 14th January 1997 is the day appointed for the coming into force of each provision of the Act specified in the first column of the Schedule to this Order (which relate to the matters mentioned in the second column of the Schedule) and, save as otherwise provided in the first column of the Schedule, those provisions shall come into force on that day for all purposes.
3. Until such time as a person appointed to be the registrar under section 2(1) of the Act takes office—
(a)paragraph 5 of the Schedule to the Act shall have effect as if for the word “Registrar” there were substituted the words “Chairman of the General Council”; and
(b)paragraph 14(2) of that Schedule shall have effect as if for the word “Registrar” there were substituted the words “Privy Council”.
Stephen Dorrell
Secretary of State for Health
13th January 1997