The European Qualifications (Health Care Professions) Regulations 2003

CHIROPRACTORS

General Chiropractic Council (Registration During Transitional Period) Rules Order of Council 1999

17.—(1) The General Chiropractic Council (Registration During Transitional Period) Rules Order of Council 1999(1) is amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) In the Schedule to the Order (the General Chiropractic Council (Registration During Transitional Period) Rules 1999), in rule 9 (fees), for paragraph (3), substitute—

“(3) In this Rule—

(a)“European Economic Area State” means a State which is a contracting party to the European Economic Area Agreement or Switzerland(2);

(b)“European Economic Area Agreement” means the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on the 17th March 1993 and as amended by Decisions of the EEA Joint Committee Nos. 25/94 of 2nd December 1994, 6/98 of 30th January 1998, 87/2000 of 27th October 2000, and 84/2002 of 25th June 2002(3).”.

(3) In the Schedule to the Rules (form of application for registration during transitional period), in section 11, for “or a state within the European Economic Area, in which case the fee is £100”, substitute “, a State within the European Economic Area or Switzerland, in which case the fee is £100. (The European Economic Area comprises the Member States of the European Union and Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein)”.

The General Chiropractic Council (Registration) Rules Order of Council 1999

18.—(1) The General Chiropractic Council (Registration) Rules Order of Council 1999(4) is amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) In the Schedule to the Order (the General Chiropractic Council (Registration) Rules 1999)—

(a)in Schedule 1 to the Rules (forms), in 9 of Form A (fees) and 9 of Form C (fees), for “or a State within the European Economic Area, in which case the fee is £100”, substitute “, a State within the European Economic Area or Switzerland, in which case the fee is £100. (The European Economic Area comprises the Member States of the European Union and Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein)”;

(b)in Schedule 2 to the Rules (fees), for paragraph 6, substitute—

“6.  In this Schedule—

(a)“European Economic Area State” means a State which is a contracting party to the European Economic Area Agreement or Switzerland(5);

(b)“European Economic Area Agreement” means the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on the 17th March 1993 and as amended by Decisions of the EEA Joint Committee Nos. 25/94 of 2nd December 1994, 6/98 of 30th January 1998, 87/2000 of 27th October 2000, and 84/2002 of 25th June 2002(6)”.

General Chiropractic Council (Registration of Chiropractors with Foreign Qualifications) Rules Order of Council 2002

19.—(1) The General Chiropractic Council (Registration of Chiropractors with Foreign Qualifications) Rules Order of Council 2002(7) is amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) In the Schedule to the Order (General Chiropractic Council (Registration of Chiropractors with Foreign Qualifications) Rules), in rule 9 (application and interpretation of Part III), in paragraph (2), in the definition of “EEA State”, after “1993”, add “and as amended by Decisions of the EEA Joint Committee Nos. 25/94 of 2nd December 1994, 6/98 of 30th January 1998, 87/2000 of 27th October 2000, and 84/2002 of 25th June 2002(8)”.