The General Chiropractic Council (Registration During Transitional Period) Rules Order of Council 1999

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Rules–

“the Act” means the Chiropractors Act 1994;

“applicant” means (except in Rule 8) a person applying for registration under Rule 3;

“the prescribed test of competence” means the test described in Rule 6;

“registration” means registration as a registered chiropractor;

“required undertaking” means the undertaking required by section 4(2)(f) of the Act; and

“the transitional period” means the period of two years beginning with the opening of the register.

(2) Two people are to be treated as related by birth or marriage for the purposes of these Rules if they are spouses of each other or if one or the spouse of one of them bears to the other or spouse of the other a relationship of lineal descendant, brother, sister, nephew, niece or first cousin; and “spouse” for this purpose includes a former spouse and an unmarried partner of the same or the opposite sex.