“conditionally registered osteopath” means a person who is registered with conditional registration;

“fully registered osteopath” means a person who is registered with full registration;

“the General Council” means the General Osteopathic Council;

“interim suspension order” has the meaning given in section 24(3);

“opening of the register” means the date on which section 3 comes into force;

“prescribed” means prescribed by rules made by the General Council;

“provisionally registered osteopath” means a person who is registered with provisional registration;

“recognised qualification” has the meaning given by section 14(1);

“the register” means the register of osteopaths maintained by the Registrar under section 2;

“registered” means registered in the register;

“registered address”, in relation to a registered osteopath, means the address which is entered in the register;

“registered osteopath” means a person who is registered as a fully registered osteopath, as a conditionally registered osteopath or as a provisionally registered osteopath;

“the Registrar” has the meaning given in section 2(2);

“the required standard of proficiency” means the standard determined by the General Council under section 13;

“the statutory committees” has the meaning given by section 1(6);

“unacceptable professional conduct” has the meaning given by section 20(2);

“visitor” means a person appointed under section 12.