Amendment of the General Osteopathic Council (Registration) Rules 1998
In the General Osteopathic Council (Registration) Rules 1998 —
(a) in rule 3 (the form of the register)—
(i) in paragraph (1), for “European Economic Area State” (in both places) substitute “ relevant European State ” ,
(ii) in paragraph (3)—
(aa) in sub-paragraph (b), for “fully registered or conditionally registered” substitute “ fully registered, conditionally registered or temporarily registered ” ,
(bb) in sub-paragraph (d), for “ “full” or “conditional”” substitute “ “full”, “conditional” or “temporary” ” , and
(iii) in paragraph (4), omit sub-paragraph (b); and
(b) in rule 7 (issue and form of certificates), in paragraph (2)(a)(iv), after “fully registered osteopath” insert “ , a temporarily registered osteopath ” .
Amendment of the General Osteopathic Council (Professional Indemnity Insurance) Rules 1998
In the General Osteopathic Council (Professional Indemnity Insurance) Rules 1998 , in rule 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1), for the definition of “osteopath” substitute—
“ osteopath ” means a person who is registered as a fully registered osteopath, as a conditionally registered osteopath or as a provisionally registered osteopath;
Amendment of the General Osteopathic Council (Recognition of Qualifications) Rules 2000
In the General Osteopathic Council (Recognition of Qualifications) Rules 2000 , in rule 4 (non-United Kingdom qualifications)—
(a) the existing provision shall be numbered as paragraph (1); and
(b) after paragraph (1) insert—
(2) In considering whether an exempt person has reached the required standard of proficiency for the purposes of paragraph (1)(c), the Registrar—
(a) shall take into account all his relevant qualifications, knowledge and experience, wherever acquired; and
(b) if the applicant holds a qualification which—
(i) was granted otherwise than in a relevant European State, but
(ii) has been accepted by a relevant European State, other than the United Kingdom, as qualifying him to practise as an osteopath in that State,
shall take that acceptance into account.
