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The General Chiropractic Council (Registration of Chiropractors with United Kingdom Qualifications that are not Recognised Qualifications) Rules 2009
The General Chiropractic Council makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3(6A), 6(2) to (4) and 35(2) of the Chiropractors Act 1994.
1. Citation, commencement and interpretation
(1) These Rules may be cited as the General Chiropractic Council (Registration of Chiropractors with United Kingdom Qualifications that are not Recognised Qualifications) Rules 2009 and shall come into force on 9th February 2009.
(2) In these Rules—
“the 1999 Rules” means the General Chiropractic Council (Registration) Rules 19992;
“the Act” means the Chiropractors Act 1994;
“applicant” means an applicant for registration as a fully registered chiropractor; and
“relevant unrecognised UK qualification” means a qualification in chiropractic granted by an institution in the United Kingdom before 15th June 2001 which is not a recognised qualification.
2. Particulars in the register
Where a person is registered as a fully registered chiropractor by virtue of these Rules, the register shall contain a note to that effect, in addition (so far as relevant) to the matters referred to in rule 3(1) of the 1999 Rules (form of register).
3. Treatment of an applicant with a relevant unrecognised UK qualification
The Registrar shall, in considering an application by an applicant who has a relevant unrecognised UK qualification, treat the applicant as having a recognised qualification upon being satisfied that the applicant—
(a) obtained a qualification in chiropractic in the United...
