# The General Chiropractic Council (Registration) Rules Order of Council 1999, Article 2: Interpretation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) In these Rules–
“the Act” means the Chiropractors Act 1994;
“applicant” means (except in Rules 9 and 10 and paragraphs 3 to 5 of Schedule 2) a person applying for registration under Rule 4;
“registration” means registration as a registered chiropractor in the register; and
“the transitional period” means the period of two years beginning with the opening of the register.
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(3) Two people are to be treated as related by birth, marriage or civil partnership for the purposes of these Rules if—
(a) they are spouses or civil partners of each other; or
(b) one or the spouse or civil partner of one of them bears to the other, spouse or civil partner of the other a relationship of lineal descendant, brother, sister, nephew, niece or first cousin, and
“spouse or civil partner” for this purpose includes a former spouse or civil partner and a partner other than a spouse or civil partner

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1856/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-chiropractic-council-registration-rules-order-of-council-1999/article-2
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