reg 214 Amendment of section 41
In section 41 (interpretation)— (a) after the definition of “conditionally registered osteopath” insert— “ exempt person ” means— a national of a relevant European State other than the United Kingdom, a national of the United Kingdom who is seeking access to, or is pursuing, the profession of osteopathy by virtue of an enforceable Community right, or a person who is not a national of a relevant European State but who is, by virtue of an enforceable Community right, entitled to be treated, for the purposes of access to and pursuit of the profession of osteopathy, no less favourably than a national of a relevant European State, and in this definition, “ national ”, in relation to a relevant European State, means the same as in the Community Treaties, but does not include a person who by virtue of Article 2 of Protocol No. 3 (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) to the Treaty of Accession is not to benefit from Community provisions relating to the free movement of persons and services;; (b) after the definition of “the General Council” insert— “ the General Systems Regulations ” means the European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2781); (c) in the definition of “registered osteopath”, for “or as a provisionally registered osteopath” substitute “ , as a provisionally registered osteopath or as a temporarily registered osteopath ” ; (d) after the definition of “the Registrar” insert— “ relevant European State ” means an EEA State or Switzerland; (e) after the definition of “the statutory committees” insert— “ temporarily registered osteopath ” means a person who is registered with temporary registration;