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HEALTH CARE AND ASSOCIATED PROFESSIONS

OPTICIANS

Made 27th May 2005

Laid before Parliament 8th June 2005

Coming into force 30th June 2005

At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 27th day of May 2005

By the Lords of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council

Whereas, in exercise of their powers under sections 2(2), 3(2), 4(3), 5(2), 5A(3), 5B(2), 5C(3) and 5D(5) of, and paragraph 12A of Schedule 1 to, the Opticians Act 1989^f1 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, the General Optical Council have made the General Optical Council (Committee Constitution) Rules 2005 as set out in the Schedule to this Order:

And whereas by section 34(1) of that Act, such Rules shall not come into force until approved by Order of the Privy Council:

Now, therefore, Their Lordships, having taken these Rules into consideration, are pleased to, and do hereby approve them.

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Footnotes

f1: 1989 c. 44. Section 2 was amended by, sections 3, 4 and 5 were substituted by, and sections 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D and paragraph 12A of Schedule 1 were inserted by S.I. 2005/848.