1998 No. 872 (C.18)
The Osteopaths Act 1993 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1998
Made
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 42(2) and (4) of the Osteopaths Act 19931, hereby makes the following Order.
Citation and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Osteopaths Act 1993 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1998.
2
In this Order, “the Act” means the Osteopaths Act 1993.
Appointed Day2
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.
(This note is not part of the Order)
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order:
Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I.No. |
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Section 1(1) | 14th January 1997 | |
Section 1(2) (partially) | 14th January 1997 | |
Section 1(3) (partially) | 14th January 1997 | |
Section 1(4) (partially) | 14th January 1997 | |
Section 1(8) | 14th January 1997 | |
Section 1(10) to (12) | 14th January 1997 | |
Section 2(1), (2), (4), (5) and (6) | 14th January 1997 | |
Section 34 | 14th January 1997 | |
Section 35(1), (2) and (4) | 14th January 1997 | |
Section 36(1), (2), (4), (5) and (6) | 14th January 1997 | |
Section 40 | 14th January 1997 | |
Section 41 (partially) | 14th January 1997 | |
Section 42(1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) | 14th January 1997 | |
Section 42(7) (partially) | 14th January 1997 | |
In the Schedule in Part I, paragraphs 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 13, 14(2), 14(3) (partially) and 15; and Part III | 14th January 1997 |