The Chiropractors Act 1994 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1999

Statutory Instruments

1999 No. 1496 (C. 41)

CHIROPRACTORS

The Chiropractors Act 1994 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1999

Made

26th May 1999

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 44(3) of the Chiropractors Act 1994(1), hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Chiropractors Act 1994 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1999.

(2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Chiropractors Act 1994.

Appointed day

2.  15th June 1999 is the day appointed for the coming into force of each provision of the Act specified in the first column of the Schedule to this Order (which relate to the matters mentioned in the second column of the Schedule) and, save as otherwise provided in the first column of the Schedule, those provisions shall come into force on that day for all purposes.

Frank Dobson

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State,

Department of Health

26th May 1999

Article 2

SCHEDULE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 15TH JUNE 1999

(1)	(2)
Provisions of the Act	Subject Matter
In section 1– subsections (2) and (3), so far as they relate to the other provisions of the Act brought into force by this Order;	The General Chiropractic Council and its committees
Section 2, so far as not already in force	The Registrar of Chiropractors
Section 3	Full registration
Section 4	Conditional registration
Section 6	Registration: supplemental provision
Section 9	Access to the register etc.
Section 10(1)	Fraud or error in relation to registration
Section 19	The Code of Practice
Section 29	Appeals against decisions of the Registrar
Section 36(3), so far as not already in force	Exercise of powers of Privy Council
Section 37	Professional indemnity insurance
Section 38	Data protection and access to personal health information
Section 40	Exemptions from provisions about rehabilitation of offenders
Section 43, so far as it provides a definition of “conditionally registered chiropractor”, “fully registered chiropractor”, “opening of the register”, “the register”, “registered”, “registered address”, “registered chiropractor” and “unacceptable professional conduct”.	Interpretation
Section 44, so far as not yet in force.	Extent

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 15th June 1999 the following provisions of the Chiropractors Act 1994 which relate to the opening of the General Council’s register and registration–

• section 1(2), under which the Council has a duty to develop, promote and regulate the profession of chiropractic; and section 1(3), under which the Council shall have such other functions as are conferred on it by the Act (but only so far as these provisions relate to other provisions of the Act brought into force by this Order);

• section 2(3), (but only so far as these provisions relate to the other provisions of the Act brought into force by this Order) which requires the Registrar to establish and maintain a register of chiropractors;

• sections 3, 4 and 6, which provide the requirements for registration both during the period of two years beginning with the opening of the register (“the transitional period”) and subsequently;

• section 9, which provides for public access to the register;

• section 10(1), which provides for the Registrar to investigate allegations that an entry on the register has been procured fraudulently or made incorrectly;

• section 19, which provides for the preparation and publication by the General Council of a Code of Practice for registered chiropractors;

• section 29, which provides that appeals may be made against the Registrar’s decisions in respect of the registration of chiropractors to the General Council and from there to the appropriate court;

• section 36(3), which requires that certain rules must be laid before Parliament;

• section 37, which enables the General Council to require registered chiropractors to take out professional indemnity insurance;

• section 38, which applies legislation on data protection and access to personal health records to registered chiropractors;

• section 40, which deals with exemption from provisions relating to the rehabilitation of offenders;

• section 43, in respect of certain definitions; and

• section 44(8), which relates to the extent of the provisions being brought into force.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order:

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
Section 1(1)	14th August 1998	1998/2031
Section 1(2) (partially)	14th August 1998	1998/2031
	13th May 1999	1999/1309
Section 1(3) (partially)	14th August 1998	1998/2031
	13th May 1999	1999/1309
Section 1(4) (partially)	14th August 1998	1998/2031
	13th May 1999	1999/1309
Section 1(5), (6) and (7) (partially)	13th May 1999	1999/1309
Section 1(8)	14th August 1998	1998/2031
Section 1(9) (partially)	13th May 1999	1999/1309
Section 1(10), (11) and (12)	14th August 1998	1998/2031
Section 2, except for subsection (3)	14th August 1998	1998/2031
Sections 11 to 16	13th May 1999	1999/1309
Section 18	13th May 1999	1999/1309
Section 33	13th May 1999	1999/1309
Section 34	14th August 1998	1998/2031
Section 35, except for subsection (3)	14th August 1998	1998/2031
Section 36, except for subsection (3)	14th August 1998	1998/2031
Section 39	13th May 1999	1999/1309
Section 41	14th August 1998	1998/2031
Section 43 (partially)	14th August 1998	1998/2031
	13th May 1999	1999/1309
Section 44 (partially)	14th August 1998	1998/2031
	13th May 1999	1999/1309
In Schedule 1– in Part I, paragraphs 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6	14th August 1998	1998/2031
paragraph 7 13th May 1999 1999/1309
paragraphs 8, 11, 13, 14(2) and 14(3) (partially)	14th August 1998	1998/2031
paragraph 14(5)(b)	13th May 1999	1999/1309
paragraph 15	14th August 1998	1998/2301
in Part II, paragraphs 16 and 17; and paragraphs 18 to 20, 21(2) and 22 to 23 (partially); and paragraphs 25 to 29	13th May 1999	1999/1309
Part III 14th August 1998 1998/2301

(1)

1994 c. 17.