# The General Optical Council (Committee Constitution Rules) Order of Council 2005, Paragraph 2: Interpretation


(1) 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);
“Fitness to Practise Committee” means the committee referred to in section 5C(1) (the Fitness to Practise Committee);
“Hearings Panel” means the panel of persons appointed by the Council under section 5D (the Hearings Panel);
“Investigation Committee” means the committee referred to in section 4(1) (the Investigation Committee);
“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);
“Registration Committee” means the committee referred to in section 5(1) (the Registration Committee); and
“Standards Committee” means the committee referred to in section 5B(1) (the Standards Committee).
(2) In these Rules—
(a) any reference to a numbered section is a reference to the section of the Opticians Act 1989 which bears that number; and
(b) any reference to the Schedule is a reference to Schedule 1 to that Act (constitution etc of the Council).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1474/schedule/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-optical-council-committee-constitution-rules-order-of-council-2005/schedule/paragraph-2
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