In this Act—
“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.