The General Chiropractic Council (Registration of Chiropractors with Foreign Qualifications) Rules Order of Council 2002

PART I General

Citation and commencement

1.  These Rules may be cited as the General Chiropractic Council (Registration of Chiropractors with Foreign Qualifications) Rules 2002, and shall come into force on 6th November 2002.

Interpretation, etc

2.  In these Rules—

“the 1999 Rules” means the General Chiropractic Council (Registration) Rules 1999(1);

“the Act” means the Chiropractors Act 1994;

“applicant” means an applicant for registration as a fully registered chiropractor;

“the Council” means the General Chiropractic Council;

“foreign qualification” means a qualification in chiropractic granted by an institution outside the United Kingdom;

“relevant recognised qualification” means a foreign qualification which has been recognised under section 14(3) of the Act;

“relevant unrecognised qualification” means a foreign qualification which has not been recognised under section 14(3) of the Act, but which was awarded to the applicant—

(a)

following completion of a course of education or training in chiropractic normally requiring not less than 4,800 hours of study, tuition and clinical experience in chiropractic to be undertaken; or

(b)

following completion of—

(i)

a first degree in human science, and

(ii)

a course of education or training in chiropractic normally requiring not less than 2,200 hours of study, tuition and clinical experience in chiropractic to be undertaken.

Particulars in the register

3.  Where a person is registered as a fully registered chiropractor by virtue of Part II or III of these Rules, the register shall contain a note to that effect, in addition (so far as relevant) to the matters referred to in rule 3(1) of the 1999 Rules.

(1)

Approved by (and printed in) S.I. 1999/1856.