# The General Chiropractic Council (Constitution and Procedure) Rules Order 1999, Paragraph 2: Grounds of removal


(1) A member of the Council may be removed from office if–
(a) he has failed to attend three consecutive meetings of the Council;
(b) he has been found guilty of unacceptable professional conduct or of professional incompetence in accordance with the provisions of the Act;
(c) he has been adjudged bankrupt or has made a composition or arrangement with his creditors;
(d) he is a patient for the purposes of Part VII of the Mental Health Act 1983, or is otherwise incapable, by reason of mental disorder, of properly managing his property or affairs;
(e) he has disclosed to another person who is not a member of the Council (or of a committee or sub-committee of the Council) without the consent of the Council any information which is known to him in confidence by reason of his membership of the Council;
(f) he has been convicted in a court of law of a criminal offence relevant to his fitness to continue in office;
(g) he has brought the Council into disrepute or has otherwise acted contrary to the best interests of the Council; or
(h) not being a chiropractor, since becoming a member of the Council he has been found guilty of misconduct by another professional or regulatory body.
(2) A member may be removed by the Council only if it has concluded in accordance with the procedure in Rule 3 that the circumstances falling within paragraph (1) in his case are sufficient to warrant his removal.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1537/schedule/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-chiropractic-council-constitution-and-procedure-rules-order-1999/schedule/paragraph-2
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