# The General Chiropractic Council (Professional Conduct Committee) Rules Order of Council 2000, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/3290/schedule/rule/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-chiropractic-council-professional-conduct-committee-rules-order-of-council-2000/schedule/rule-2
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