2.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), 1st April 1998 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act and, save as provided in this paragraph or in paragraph (2), those provisions shall come into force on that day for all purposes.
(a)in section 1 (the General Osteopathic Council and its committees)—
(i)subsection (3), so far as it relates to the other provisions of the Act brought into force by this Order;
(ii)subsection (4), so far as it relates to the provisions of the Schedule to the Act brought into force by this Order; and
(iii)subsections (5), (6), (7) and (9);
(b)sections 3 (full registration) and 4 (conditional registration), for the purpose of enabling the General Council to make rules and to charge fees and for the Registrar to receive applications for registration and to consider such applications;
(c)in section 6 (registration: supplemental provision), subsections (2), (3)(b) to (l) and (4)(a);
(d)section 11 (the Education Committee);
(e)section 13 (the standard of proficiency);
(f)section 19 (the Code of Practice);
(g)section 37 (professional indemnity insurance);
(h)section 39 (exemption from provisions about rehabilitation of offenders);
(i)section 41 (interpretation), so far as not yet in force, with the exception of the definitions of “interim suspension order”, “provisionally registered osteopath”, “registered address”, “unacceptable professional conduct” and “visitor”; and
(j)in the Schedule (The General Council and Committees), paragraph 14(5) (apart from paragraph (a)), and the whole of Part II (the statutory committees), except paragraphs 22 and 24(2).
(2) The following provisions shall come into force on the appointed day solely for the purpose of enabling the Investigating Committee, the Professional Conduct Committee and the Health Committee and any sub-committees of those committees to be established and to carry out work preparatory to the exercise of any function which may be, or if the relevant provision were in force could become, exercisable under any provision of the Act—
(a)in section 1, subsections (5)(b), (c) and (d), (7) and (9); and
(b)in the Schedule, paragraphs 16 to 24(1) and 30 to 41.