Statutory Instruments
OSTEOPATHS
Made
21st June 1999
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 42(2) and (4) of the Osteopaths Act 1993(1), hereby makes the following Order:–
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Osteopaths Act 1993 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1999.
(2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Osteopaths Act 1993.
2. 5th July 1999 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act and, save as provided below, those provisions shall come into force on that day for all purposes–
(a)in section 1 (the general council and its committees)–
(i)subsection (5)(b) so far as not yet in force, and
(ii)subsections (7) and (9), so far as they relate to the other provisions of the Act brought into force by this Order;
(b)in section 7 (suspension of registration), subsections (1) and (2), so far as they relate to the other provisions of the Act brought into force by this Order;
(c)section 10 (fraud or error in relation to registration), so far as not yet in force, with the exception, in subsection (2), of the words “or section 8, or under rules made by virtue of section 8(8),”;
(d)section 20 (professional conduct and fitness to practise);
(e)section 21 (interim suspension powers of the investigating committee);
(f)section 27 (legal assessors);
(g)section 28 (medical assessors);
(h)section 41 (interpretation), so far as not yet in force; and
(i)in the Schedule (the general council and its committees)–
(i)in relation to the Investigating Committee only, paragraphs 16 to 24(1), so far as not yet in force, and
(ii)paragraphs 30 to 33, so far as not yet in force.
Frank Dobson
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State,
Department of Health
21st June 1999
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 5th July 1999 certain provisions of the Osteopaths Act 1993 (“the Act”), for the purposes of–
enabling the Registrar of the General Osteopathic Council (“the GOsC”), to investigate and deal with fraudulently obtained and incorrect entries in the register of osteopaths (section 10); and
enabling the Investigating Committee of the GOsC to investigate allegations relating to a registered osteopath’s fitness to practise and to suspend the osteopath’s registration, for a period not exceeding two months, if it considers it necessary to do so in order to protect members of the public (sections 1(5)(b), (7) and (9), 7(1) and (2), 20 and 21).
The Order also brings into force the following provisions of the Act–
sections 27 and 28, which provide for the appointment by the GOsC of (respectively) legal and medical assessors with functions as set out in those sections;
section 41, in respect of certain remaining definitions; and
certain provisions of the Schedule so far as they relate to the Investigating Committee.
(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. |
|---|---|---|
| Section 1(1) | 14th January 1997 | 1997/34 |
| Section 1(2) | 14th January 1997 (partially) and 9th May 1998 (remainder) | 1997/34 and 1998/1138 |
| Section 1(3) (partially) | 14th January 1997, 1st April 1998 and 9th May 1998 | 1997/34, 1998/872 and 1998/1138 |
| Section 1(4) (partially) | 14th January 1997 and 1st April 1998 | 1997/34 and 1998/872 |
| Section 1(5) (partially) | 1st April 1998 | 1998/872 |
| Section 1(6) | 1st April 1998 | 1998/872 |
| Section 1(7) (partially) | 1st April 1998 | 1998/872 |
| Section 1(8) | 14th January 1997 | 1997/34 |
| Section 1(9) (partially) | 1st April 1998 | 1998/872 |
| Section 1(10) to (12) | 14th January 1997 | 1997/34 |
| Section 2 | 14th January 1997 (partially) and 9th May 1998 (remainder) | 1997/34 and 1998/1138 |
| Section 3 | 1st April 1998 (partially) and 9th May 1998 (remainder) | 1998/872 and 1998/1138 |
| Section 4 | 1st April 1998 (partially) and 9th May 1998 (remainder) | 1998/872 and 1998/1138 |
| Section 6 | 1st April 1998 (partially) and 9th May 1998 (remainder) | 1998/872 and 1998/1138 |
| Section 9 (partially) | 9th May 1998 | 1998/1138 |
| Section 10(1) | 9th May 1998 | 1998/1138 |
| Section 11 | 1st April 1998 | 1998/872 |
| Section 12 | 9th May 1998 | 1998/1138 |
| Section 13 | 1st April 1998 | 1998/872 |
| Sections 14 to 16 | 9th May 1998 | 1998/1138 |
| Section 18 | 9th May 1998 | 1998/1138 |
| Section 19 | 1st April 1998 | 1998/872 |
| Section 29 | 9th May 1998 | 1998/1138 |
| Section 33 | 9th May 1998 | 1998/1138 |
| Section 34 | 14th January 1997 | 1997/34 |
| Section 35(1), (2) and (4) | 14th January 1997 | 1997/34 |
| Section 36(1), (2), (4), (5) and (6) | 14th January 1997 | 1997/34 |
| Section 37 | 1st April 1998 | 1998/872 |
| Section 38 | 9th May 1998 | 1998/1138 |
| Section 39 | 1st April 1998 | 1998/872 |
| Section 40 | 14th January 1997 | 1997/34 |
| Section 41 (partially) | 14th January 1997 and 1st April 1998 | 1997/34 and 1998/872 |
| Section 42 | 14th January 1997 (partially) and 9th May 1998 (remainder) | 1997/34 and 1998/1138 |
In the Schedule–
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| 14th January 1997 | 1997/34 |
| 14th January 1997 | 1997/34 |
| 1st April 1998 | 1998/872 |
| 14th January 1997 | 1997/34 |
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| 1st April 1998 | 1998/872 |
| 1st April 1998 | 1998/872 |
| 1st April 1998 | 1998/872 |
| 14th January 1997 | 1997/34 |
1993 c. 21, amended by the Chiropractors Act 1994 (c. 17), Schedule 2.