Explanatory note

This Order, which is made under the Osteopaths Act 1993, approves Rules made by the General Osteopathic Council (“the Council”) setting out the arrangements for the appointment, co-option and removal of members of the Statutory Committees of the Council. The Rules provide for the appointment of an acting Chairman of the Council in circumstances where the Chairman is unable to act because the post is vacant or for any other reason. They also prescribe the circumstances in which an unexpired term of office (where a member fails to complete his full term) need not be filled before the end of that term.