# Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Act 2015, Paragraph 3


(1) The Osteopaths Act 1993 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 1 (the General Osteopathic Council and its committees), after subsection (3) insert—
“(3A) The over-arching objective of the General Council in exercising its functions is the protection of the public.
(3B) The pursuit by the General Council of its over-arching objective involves the pursuit of the following objectives—
(a) to protect, promote and maintain the health, safety and well-being of the public;
(b) to promote and maintain public confidence in the profession of osteopathy; and
(c) to promote and maintain proper professional standards and conduct for members of that profession.”
(3) In the Schedule, in Part 2 (statutory committees of the General Osteopathic Council)—
(a) after paragraph 34A insert—
“34B In exercising a function under section 8 or 22, the Professional Conduct Committee (or any panel by which the function is exercisable as mentioned in paragraph 34A) must have regard to the over-arching objective of the General Council under section 1(3A) (read with section 1(3B)).”;
(b) after paragraph 38A insert—
“38B In exercising a function under section 23, the Health Committee (or any panel by which the function is exercisable as mentioned in paragraph 38A) must have regard to the over-arching objective of the General Council under section 1(3A) (read with section 1(3B)).”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/28/schedule/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-safety-and-quality-act-2015/schedule/paragraph-3
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