The General Chiropractic Council (Health Appeal Tribunal) Rules Order 2000

PART I Preliminary

Citation and Commencement

1.  These Rules may be cited as the General Chiropractic Council (Health Appeal Tribunal) Rules 2000, and shall come into force on 18th December 2000.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Rules—

“the Act” means the Chiropractors Act 1994;

“the allegation” means the allegation falling within section 20(1) of the Act to which an allegation appeal relates;

“allegation appeal” means an appeal with respect to a decision of the Health Committee under section 23(2) of the Act;

“appeal” means an appeal under section 30(1) of the Act;

“the appellant” means the chiropractor who has made the appeal in question which is to be determined by the Tribunal;

“the clerk” means the clerk appointed under section 30(9) of the Act in relation to the appeal in question;

“the Council” means the General Chiropractic Council;

“party” means the appellant or the Solicitor, and references to “the parties” shall be construed accordingly;

“review appeal” means an appeal with respect to a decision of the Health Committee under section 23(4), (5) or (6) of the Act;

“the Solicitor” means a solicitor appointed by the Registrar for the purposes of presenting the Council’s case to a hearing held by the Tribunal; and

“the Tribunal” means the appeal tribunal established pursuant to Rule 4 to hear the appeal in question.

(2) References in these Rules to the Chairman of the Council include reference to an Acting Chairman exercising the functions of Chairman of the Council under Rule 7 of the General Chiropractic Council (Constitution and Procedure) Rules 1999(1).

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Scheduled to S.I. 1999/1537.