# The General Optical Council (Committee Constitution) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2008, Paragraph 18: Amendment of rule 31


In rule 31 (casual vacancies) for paragraph (1) substitute the following paragraph—
“(1) Where a casual vacancy occurs on a Committee, other than the Registration Appeal Committee or the Fitness to Practise Committee, and that person was appointed by virtue of being a registered optometrist, a registered dispensing optician, a lay person or a registered medical practitioner, the Council shall fill the vacancy by appointing a person of the same type.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3113/schedule/paragraph/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-optical-council-committee-constitution-amendment-rules-order-of-council-2008/schedule/paragraph-18
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