Paragraph 20 New rule 33A

After rule 33, insert the following rule—

“Transitional arrangements

33A.

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), where the composition of any Committee that is considering a case is altered by the General Optical Council (Committee Constitution) (Amendment) Rules 2008 (“the 2008 Rules”), where the Registrar so directs the composition for that Committee for its remaining consideration of that case shall be the composition of that Committee before it was altered by the 2008 Rules.

(2)

A direction under paragraph (1) may specify that the composition of the Committee is only to be altered by that direction for a particular stage in the Committee’s remaining consideration of that case.”