22 Consideration of allegations by the Professional Conduct Committee
Osteopaths Act 1993 (1993 c 21) | Legislation

22  Consideration of allegations by the Professional Conduct Committee

(1)     Where an allegation has been referred to the Professional Conduct Committee under section 20 or by virtue of any rule made under section 26(2)(a), it shall be the duty of the Committee to consider the allegation.

(2)     If, having considered it, the Committee is satisfied that the allegation is well founded it shall proceed as follows.

(3)     If the allegation is of a kind mentioned in section 20(1)(c), the Committee may take no further action if it considers that the criminal offence in question has no material relevance to the fitness of the osteopath concerned to practise osteopathy.

(4)     Otherwise, the Committee shall take one of the following steps—

(a)     admonish the osteopath;

(b)     make an order imposing conditions with which he must comply while practising as an osteopath (a “conditions of practice order”);

(c)     order the Registrar to suspend the osteopath's registration for such period as may be specified in the order (a “suspension order”); or

(d)     order the Registrar to remove the osteopath's name from the register.

[(4A)

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