Paragraph 2 Interpretation

In these Rules—

• “appropriate person” means a natural person of good character who is a fit and proper person to act as a member of the Hearings Panel;

• “Companies Committee” means the committee referred to in section 3(1) (the Companies Committee);

• “the Council” means the General Optical Council;

• “Education Committee” means the committee referred to in section 2(1) (the Education Committee)^f1;

• “Fitness to Practise Committee” means the committee referred to in section 5C(1) (the Fitness to Practise Committee)^f2;

• “Hearings Panel” means the panel of persons appointed by the Council under section 5D (the Hearings Panel)^f3;

• “Investigation Committee” means the committee referred to in section 4(1) (the Investigation Committee)^f4;

• “lay person” means a natural person who is neither a registrant nor an employee of a registrant;

• “Registration Appeals Committee” means the committee referred to in section 5A(1) (the Registration Appeals Committee)^f5;

• “Registration Committee” means the committee referred to in section 5(1) (the Registration Committee)^f6; and

• “Standards Committee” means the committee referred to in section 5B(1) (the Standards Committee)^f7.

In these Rules—