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The General Osteopathic Council (Investigation of Complaints) (Procedure) Rules Order of Council 1999

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  2. This Order may be cited as the General Osteopathic Council...

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    1. THE GENERAL OSTEOPATHIC COUNCIL

      INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS (PROCEDURE) RULES 1999

      1. PART I Preliminary

        1. The General Osteopathic Council in exercise of its powers under...

        2. 1.Citation and commencement

        3. 2.Interpretation

      2. PART II Initial consideration of cases

        1. 3.Appointment and role of Screeners

        2. 4.(1) Subject to paragraph (2), where the Screener has decided...

        3. 5.For the purposes of considering a case, the Screener may...

        4. 6.(1) Where the Screener decides that the Investigating Committee has...

      3. PART III Procedures of the Investigating Committee

        1. 7.The Investigating Committee

        2. 8.The Committee shall meet not less than three times a...

        3. 9.The Committee shall accept for consideration written statements made by...

        4. 10.New cases relating to Convictions, Conduct or Incompetence

        5. 11.New Cases Relating to health

        6. 12.The Committee may request permission from the osteopath to obtain...

        7. 13.At any stage of its investigations the Committee may cause...

        8. 14.Medical Examination

        9. 15.Action following reports of medical examination

        10. 16.(1) If in the opinion of the Committee a report...

        11. 17.Following consideration of the information and reports it has been...

        12. 18.Notification to the osteopath in all new cases

        13. 19.Further investigations

        14. 20.Legal Advice

        15. 21.Power to Adjourn

        16. 22.Interim Suspension

        17. 23.Ongoing cases and Review of the decisions of Screeners

        18. 24.General

        19. 25.No member of the Committee who is a member of...

        20. 26.Where the Committee has concluded that there is no case...

        21. 27.Service of Notices

        22. 28.Provision of rules to the Osteopath

  4. Explanatory Note

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