The General Chiropractic Council (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2020

Statutory Instruments

2020 No. 607

Health Care And Associated Professions

Chiropractors

The General Chiropractic Council (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2020

Made

5th June 2020

Coming into force

18th July 2020

At the Council Chamber, Whitehall the 5th day of June 2020

By the Lords of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council

The General Chiropractic Council has made the General Chiropractic Council (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules Order 2020, which are set out in the Schedule to this Order, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 20(10) and 26 of, and paragraph 15(2)(h) of Schedule 1 to, the Chiropractors Act 1994(1).

By virtue of section 35(1) of that Act, such Rules must be approved by the Privy Council, and by virtue of section 36(1) of that Act such approval must be given by an order made by the Privy Council.

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the General Chiropractic Council (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2020 and shall come into force on 18th day of July 2020.

Privy Council Approval

2.  Their Lordships, having taken these Rules into consideration, are pleased to and do approve them.

Richard Tilbrook

Clerk of the Privy Council

Article 2

SCHEDULE General Chiropractic Council (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules 2020

The General Chiropractic Council makes the following Rules in exercise of its powers under sections 20(10) and 26 of, and paragraph 15(2)(h) of Schedule 1 to, the Chiropractors Act 1994.

PART 1 Preliminaries

Citation and commencement

1.  These Rules may be cited as the General Chiropractic Council (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules 2020 and shall come into force on the 18th day of July 2020.

PART 2 Amendment to the General Chiropractic Council (Investigating Committee) Rules 2000

Amendment to the General Chiropractic Council (Investigating Committee) Rules 2000

2.  In Rule 8(1) (service of notices) of the General Chiropractic Council (Investigating Committee) Rules 2000(2), after “sending the same” insert “to an electronic mail address that the chiropractor has notified to the Council as an address for communications or”.

PART 3 Amendment to the General Chiropractic Council (Professional Conduct Committee) Rules 2000

Amendment to the General Chiropractic Council (Professional Conduct Committee) Rules Order of Council 2000

3.  In Rule 21(1) (service and giving of documents) of the General Chiropractic Council (Professional Conduct Committee) Rules 2000(3), after the first “by sending it” insert “to an electronic mail address that the chiropractor has notified to the Council as an address for communications or”.

Given under the official seal of the General Chiropractic Council this 21st day of April 2020.

Mary Chapman

Chair of the General Chiropractic Council

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order made under the Chiropractors Act 1994 amends the rules contained in the General Chiropractic Council (Investigating Committee) Rules 2000 and in the General Chiropractic Council (Professional Conduct Committee) Rules 2000. This Order permits service by electronic mail.

(1)

1994 c.17

(2)

As set out in the Schedule to the General Chiropractic Council (Investigating Committee) Rules Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/2916).

(3)

As set out in the Schedule to the General Chiropractic Council (Professional Conduct Committee) Rules Order of Council 2000 (S.I. 2000/3290).