The General Council and its committees

The General Osteopathic Council and its committees.
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There shall be a body corporate to be known as the General Osteopathic Council (referred to in this Act as “the General Council”).
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It shall be the duty of the General Council to develop ... and regulate the profession of osteopathy.
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The General Council shall have such other functions as are conferred on it by this Act.
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The over-arching objective of the General Council in exercising its functions is the protection of the public.
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The pursuit by the General Council of its over-arching objective involves the pursuit of the following objectives—
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to protect, promote and maintain the health, safety and well-being of the public;
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to promote and maintain public confidence in the profession of osteopathy; and
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to promote and maintain proper professional standards and conduct for members of that profession.
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The General Council shall be constituted as provided for by order of the Privy Council, subject to Part 1 of the Schedule (which relates to orders under this subsection and powers of the General Council), which shall have effect.
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There shall be four committees of the General Council, to be known as—
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the Education Committee;
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the Investigating Committee;
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the Professional Conduct Committee; and
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the Health Committee.
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The four committees are referred to in this Act as “the statutory committees”.
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Each of the statutory committees shall have the functions conferred on it by or under this Act.
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The General Council may establish such other committees as it considers appropriate in connection with the discharge of its functions.
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Part II of the Schedule shall have effect with respect to the statutory committees.
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S. 1 wholly in force (3.3.2002); s. 1 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 42(2)(4)(5); s. 1(1)(8)(10)-(12) wholly in force and s. 1(2)-(4) in force for certain purposes at 14.1.1997 by S.I. 1997/34, art. 2, Sch.; s. 1(5)(a)(6) wholly in force and s. 1(3)(4)(5)(b)-(d)(7)(9) in force for specified purposes at 1.4.1998 by S.I. 1998/872, art. 2(1)(a)(i)-(iii); s. 1(2) in force at 9.5.1998 insofar as not already in force and s. 1(3) in force for specified purposes at 9.5.1998 by S.I. 1998/1138, art. 2(a)(i)(ii); s. 1(5)(b) in force at 5.7.1999 insofar as not already in force and s. 1(7)(9) in force for certain purposes at 5.7.1999 by S.I. 1999/1767, art. 2(a); s. 1(4) in force for further specified purposes and s. 1(3)(5)(c)(d)(7)(9) in force insofar as not already in force (8.3.2000) by S.I. 2000/217, art. 2; S. 1 fully in force (3.3.2002) by S.I. 2002/500, art. 2
Word in s. 1(2) omitted (9.7.2008) by virtue of The Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1774), art. 1(2)(d), Sch. 3 para. 1(a)
S. 1(10)-(12) omitted (1.4.2009) by virtue of The Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1774), art. 1(4), Sch. 3 para. 1(c); S.I. 2008/3150, art. 3(b)(ii)
S. 1(4) substituted (9.7.2008 for specified purposes, 1.4.2009 in so far as not already in force) by The Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1774), art. 1(3), Sch. 3 para. 1(b); S.I. 2008/3150, art. 3(b)(i)
S. 1(3A)(3B) inserted (26.9.2016) by Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Act 2015 (c. 28), s. 6(4), Sch. para. 3(2); S.I. 2016/906, reg. 2(b)