Paragraph 8

omit the definitions of “disciplinary case”, “disciplinary order”, “enrolled”, “erasure order”, “list”, “penalty order”, “registered dispensing optician”, “registered ophthalmic optician”, “registered optician”, “responsible officer” and “suspension order”;

for the definition of “approved training institution” and “approved qualification” substitute—

• ““approved training establishment” means an establishment approved by the Council under section 12(7)(a) above;

• “approved qualification” means any qualification approved by the Council under section 12(7)(b) above;”;

for the definition of “body corporate” substitute—

• ““body corporate” includes a limited liability partnership and, in Scotland, a partnership; and in relation to such partnerships, a reference to a director or other officer of a body corporate is a reference to a member;”;

after the definition of “body corporate” insert—

• ““business registrant” means a body corporate registered in the register maintained by the Council under section 9 above;”;

before the definition of “functions” insert—

• ““electronic communication” has the same meaning as in the Electronic Communications Act 2000^f1;

• “financial penalty order” means an order under Part 2A above that a registrant shall pay to the Council a sum specified in the order;”;

after the definition of “health service ophthalmic lists”, insert—

• ““Hearings Panel” means the panel of persons appointed under section 5D(1) above;

• “individual registrant” means any person whose name is in a register maintained by the Council under section 7 or 8A above;”;

in the definition of “ophthalmic optician”, for the words ““ophthalmic optician” means” substitute ““optometrist” means”;

for the definition of “register” substitute—

• ““register” means, unless the context otherwise requires, any one of the following registers—

  1. (a)

     the register of optometrists maintained under section 7 above;

  2. (b)

     the register of dispensing opticians maintained under section 7 above;

  3. (c)

     the registers of students maintained under section 8A above;

  4. (d)

     the register of bodies corporate under section 9 above,

  and, except where used in relation to medical practitioners, “registered” and “registration” have corresponding meanings;” and

after the definition of “register” insert—

• ““registrant”, except in the expressions “individual registrant”, “business registrant” and “student registrant”, means a person whose name is in the appropriate register;

• “student registrant” means a person whose name is in one of the registers maintained by the Council under section 8A above;”.