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Status: In Force
Penalty ceiling: Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person1

Plus 3 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.005 Provisional registration. Regulated

Do not practise osteopathy without approved supervision if provisionally registeredAny Person

s.022 Consideration of allegations by the Professional Conduct Committee. Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Professional Conduct Committee must consider and decide fitness-to-practise allegationsStatutory regulator

s.023 Consideration of allegations by the Health Committee. Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Health Committee must consider allegations against osteopaths and impose conditions or suspension if well-foundedStatutory regulator

s.040 Financial provisions. Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

General Council must keep proper accounts and publish audited accountsStatutory regulator

59 other provisions — procedural and definitional

s.001 The General Osteopathic Council and its committees.

s.001 Membership: general

s.001 Matters for the order of the Privy Council under section 1(4)

s.001 Registration of members’ private interests

s.001 Duties of co-operation etc.

s.002 The Registrar of Osteopaths.

s.003 Full registration.

s.004 Conditional registration.

s.005 Temporary registration for visiting osteopaths from relevant European States

s.006 Registration: supplemental provision.

s.006 Registration: provision relating to specified state professionals

s.007 Suspension of registration.

s.008 Restoration to the register of osteopaths who have been struck off.

s.009 Access to the register etc.

s.010 Fraud or error in relation to registration.

s.011 The Education Committee.

s.012 Visitors.

s.013 The standard of proficiency.

s.014 Recognition of qualifications.

s.014 Section 14: further provision relating to specified state professionals

s.015 Recognition of qualifications: supplemental.

s.016 Withdrawal of recognition.

s.017 Post registration training.

s.018 Information to be given by institutions.

s.019 The Code of Practice.

s.019 Information to be made available to specified state professionals

s.020 Professional conduct and fitness to practise.

s.021 Interim suspension powers of the Investigating Committee.

s.024 Interim suspension powers of the Professional Conduct Committee and the Health Committee.

s.025 Revocation of interim suspension orders.

s.026 Investigation of allegations: procedural rules.

s.027 Legal assessors.

s.028 Medical assessors.

s.029 Appeals against decisions of the Registrar.

s.029 Appeals against decisions of the General Council

s.030 Appeals against decisions of the Health Committee.

s.030 Where rules under paragraph 30 provide for one or more...

s.031 Appeals against decisions of the Professional Conduct Committee and appeal tribunals.

s.032 Offences.

s.033 Competition and anti-competitive practices.

s.034 Default powers of the Privy Council.

s.034 Where rules under paragraph 34 provide for one or more...

s.034 In exercising a function under section 8 or 22, the...

s.035 Rules.

s.036 Exercise of powers of Privy Council.

s.037 Indemnity arrangements

s.038 Data protection and access to personal health information.

s.038 Where rules under paragraph 38 provide for one or more...

s.038 In exercising a function under section 23, the Health Committee...

s.039 Exemption from provisions about rehabilitation of offenders.

s.040 Annual reports, statistical reports and strategic plans

s.041 Interpretation.

s.042 Short title, commencement, transitional provisions and extent.

s.043 In this Part— “the three year transitional period” means the...

s.044 (1) During the three year transitional period, paragraph 1(a) shall...

s.045 (1) The members appointed by the Privy Council under paragraph...

s.046 (1) During the four year transitional period, paragraph 1(c) shall...

s.047 Subject to paragraphs 4, 5 and 7, the term of...

s.048 (1) The first Chairman of the General Council shall be...

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Osteopaths Act 1993

Does it bind you?

Other Acts binding the same actors

What it requires