Rule 2 Interpretation

In these Rules—

• “the Act" means the Chiropractors Act 1994;

• “allegation" means an allegation falling within section 20(1) of the Act;

• “the Committee" means the Professional Conduct Committee of the Council;

• “the Council" means the General Chiropractic Council;

• “the legal assessor" means a legal assessor appointed under section 27 of the Act and nominated by the Registrar under Rule 5(2);

• “party" means the respondent or the Solicitor, and references to “the parties" shall be construed accordingly;

• “the respondent" means the chiropractor to whom an allegation under consideration by the Committee relates;

• “the Solicitor" means a solicitor appointed by the Registrar for the purposes of presenting the case for the allegation to a hearing held by the Committee.