SCHEDULE 5 Amendments to Acts of Parliament, Acts of the Scottish Parliament and Northern Ireland legislation

PART 1 Amendments to Acts of Parliament

Amendment of the Osteopaths Act 1993

1.  In the Schedule to the Osteopaths Act 1993(1) (the General Council and Committees)—

(a) after paragraph 30 (which relates to the constitution of the Investigating Committee) insert the following paragraph—

“30A.   Where rules under paragraph 30 provide for one or more panels of members of the Investigating Committee to perform functions of the Committee, the provision required by paragraph 30(c) includes provision with regard to the quorum at meetings of those panels.”;

(b) after paragraph 34 (which relates to the constitution of the Professional Conduct Committee) insert the following paragraph—

“34A.   Where rules under paragraph 34 provide for one or more panels of members of the Professional Conduct Committee to perform functions of the Committee, the provision required by paragraph 34(c) includes provision with regard to the quorum at meetings of those panels.”; and

(c) after paragraph 38 (which relates to the constitution of the Health Committee) insert the following paragraph—

“38A.   Where rules under paragraph 38 provide for one or more panels of members of the Health Committee to perform functions of the Committee, the provision required by paragraph 38(c) includes provision with regard to the quorum at meetings of those panels.”

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Paragraphs30, 34 and 38 of the Schedule are substituted by S.I. 2008/1774.