UK Act of Parliament
1994
United Kingdom
Chiropractors Act 1994
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What's here
2 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
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(1) The members of the statutory committees, other than co-opted...
(1) The co-option of any person to any of the...
A person shall not be prevented from being a member...
Schedule 1 para.1A
Schedule 1 para.1B
Schedule 1 para.1C
Schedule 1 para.1D
The General Council may by rules make provision with respect...
(1) The General Council may make rules regulating the procedure...
(1) If it appears to the General Council that any...
(1) The powers of any statutory committee may be exercised...
(1) A person may be a member of more than...
The General Council shall by rules make provision with regard...
The General Council shall by rules make provision with regard...
Where rules under paragraph 30 provide for one or more...
The General Council shall by rules make provision with regard...
Where rules under paragraph 34 provide for one or more...
In exercising a function under section 8 or 22, the...
The General Council shall by rules make provision with regard...
Where rules under paragraph 38 provide for one or more...
In exercising a function under section 23, the Health Committee...
When first constituted, the membership of the General Council shall...
In this Part— “the three year transitional period” means the...
(1) During the three year transitional period, paragraph 1(a) shall...
(1) The members appointed by the Privy Council under paragraph...
(1) During the four year transitional period, paragraph 1(c) shall...
Subject to paragraphs 4, 5 and 7, the term of...
(1) The first Chairman of the General Council shall be...
(1) In section 9 of the Osteopaths Act 1993 (access...
(1) The Schedule (the General Council and its committees) is...
In section 13 (the standard of proficiency)—
(1) In section 18 (information to be given by institutions)—...
In subsection (10) of section 20 (professional conduct and fitness...
(1) After subsection (4) of section 22 (consideration of allegations...
In sections 27 (legal assessors) and 28 (medical assessors), in...
In section 30 (appeals against decisions of the Health Committee),...
In section 31 (appeals against decisions of the Professional Conduct...
In section 41 (interpretation), for the definition of “registered address”...
Consideration of allegations by the Professional Conduct Committee.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Professional Conduct Committee must consider and adjudicate fitness-to-practise allegations against chiropractors Statutory regulator
Indemnity arrangements
- Have professional indemnity cover in place
Browse 48 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
The General Chiropractic Council and its committees.
The Registrar of Chiropractors.
Full registration.
Conditional registration.
Provisional registration.
Temporary registration for visiting chiropractors from relevant European States
Registration: supplemental provision.
Registration: provision relating to specified state professionals
Suspension of registration.
Restoration to the register of chiropractors who have been struck off.
Access to the register etc.
Fraud or error in relation to registration.
The Education Committee.
Visitors.
The standard of proficiency.
Recognition of qualifications.
Section 14: further provision relating to specified state professionals
Recognition of qualifications: supplemental.
Withdrawal of recognition.
Post registration training.
Information to be given by institutions.
The Code of Practice.
Information for specified state professionals
Professional conduct and fitness to practise.
Interim suspension powers of the Investigating Committee.
Consideration of allegations by the Health Committee.
Interim suspension powers of the Professional Conduct Committee and the Health Committee.
Revocation of interim suspension orders.
Investigation of allegations: procedural rules.
Legal assessors.
Medical assessors.
Appeals against decisions of the Registrar.
Appeals against decisions of the General Council
Appeals against decisions of the Health Committee.
Appeals against decisions of the Professional Conduct Committee and appeal tribunals.
Offences.
Competition and anti-competitive practices.
Default powers of Privy Council.
Rules.
Exercise of powers of Privy Council.
Miscellaneous
Supply of video recordings for use in training to be exempted supply.
Exemption from provisions about rehabilitation of offenders.
Financial provisions.
Annual reports, statistical reports and strategic plans
Amendments of the Osteopaths Act 1993.
Interpretation.
Short title, commencement, transitional provisions and extent.
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