Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Chiropractors Act 2001.

CRAIG KNOWLES, M.P.,

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to enable the Chiropractors Registration Board to be constituted under the Chiropractors Act 2001 before the commencement of the provisions of that Act relating to the registration of chiropractors.

This Regulation is made under the Chiropractors Act 2001, in particular section 132 (1) (the general regulation-making power) and clause 2 of Schedule 7.

1   Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Chiropractors Transitional Regulation 2002.

2   Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 February 2002.

3   Definitions

In this Regulation:

new Board means the Chiropractors Registration Board constituted by the Act.

the Act means the Chiropractors Act 2001.

4   Membership of new Board

For the purpose of enabling the new Board to be constituted in accordance with section 87 of the Act before the commencement of Part 2 (Registration) of the Act, a reference in section 87 to a registered chiropractor is taken to include reference to a registered chiropractor under the Chiropractors and Osteopaths Act 1991.

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Table of amending instruments

Chiropractors Transitional Regulation 2002 published in Gazette No 34 of 1.2.2002, p 607.