1999 No. 1496 (C. 41)

CHIROPRACTORS

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

Made

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 44(3) of the Chiropractors Act 19941, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and interpretation1

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 day2

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 DobsonOne of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State,Department of Health

SCHEDULEPROVISIONS OF THE ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 15TH JUNE 1999

Article 2

(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

(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.

(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

  • 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