2. In section 3 (full registration), after subsection (6) insert the following subsection—
“(6A) The General Council may by rules provide for treating a person who does not hold a recognised qualification but who, on an application made to the Registrar before 1 January 2011, satisfies the Registrar that the person—
(a)obtained a qualification in osteopathy in the United Kingdom before 9 May 2000,
(b)practised as an osteopath before 9 May 2000,
(c)has not practised as an osteopath in the United Kingdom on or after 9 May 2000,
(d)has a good reason for not having made a successful application for registration during the transitional period, and
(e)is capable of the competent and safe practice of osteopathy,
as holding a recognised qualification for the purposes of this Act.”