# The General Optical Council (Committee Constitution) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2008, Paragraph 16: Amendment of rule 29


In rule 29 (which relates to the Hearings Panel), in paragraph (2), for sub-paragraph (b) substitute the following sub-paragraph—
“(b) ensure that—
(i) a person who is selected to serve as a member of the Fitness to Practise Committee for an interim order hearing in any case is not selected to serve as a member of the Fitness to Practise Committee at any subsequent procedural hearing or substantive hearing in that case, and
(ii) a person who served as a member of the Investigation Committee when it considered a case is not selected to serve as a member of the Fitness to Practise Committee on any occasion when it considers that case; and”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3113/schedule/paragraph/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-optical-council-committee-constitution-amendment-rules-order-of-council-2008/schedule/paragraph-16
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