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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/1474",
  "legislation_title": "The General Optical Council (Committee Constitution Rules) Order of Council 2005",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThese Rules set out the constitutional framework for the Committees of the General Optical Council under the Opticians Act 1989.\nIn Part 1, rule 1 provides for these Rules to come into force on 30th June 2004 and rule 2 sets out definitions of terms used in them.\nPart 2 makes provision as to the constitution of the Committees. It sets out the number of members for each Committee, the persons who may be members and the quorum.\nRules 3 and 4 relate to the Education Committee, rules 5 to 8 relate to the Companies Committee, rules 9 and 10 relate to the Investigation Committee, rules 11 and 12 relate to the Registration Committee and rules 19 and 20 relate to the Standards Committee. Rule 32 (in Part 3) provides for a Chairman of each of those Committees.\nPart 2 also covers the Registration Appeals Committee and the Fitness to Practise Committee. Each of these Committees is to consist of members of the Hearings Panel. Rules 27 and 28 set out who may be appointed to the Panel. Rule 29 provides for members of the Panel to be selected to serve on each Committee according to the matter under consideration. Rules 14 to 16 set out the categories of panel member who are to make up the Registration Appeals Committee for matters relating to optometrists, dispensing opticians or business registrants respectively. Rules 22 to 24 make equivalent provision in relation to the Fitness to Practise Committee. The Chairmanship of each of these Committees is dealt with in rules 18 and 26.\nPart 3 contains miscellaneous provisions. Rule 30 makes provision as to the terms of appointment of members of Committees other than the Registration Appeals Committee and Fitness to Practise Committee. Rule 31 governs the filling of casual vacancies on Committees other than the Registration Appeals Committee and Fitness to Practise Committee. Rule 33 provides for the validity of proceedings\nPart 4 makes certain revocations.",
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  "version": "current",
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