# The General Optical Council (Committee Constitution Rules) Order of Council 2005, Paragraph 24: Fitness to Practise Committee


When considering any matter relating to the fitness of a business registrant to carry on the business of an optometrist or a dispensing optician, or both, the Fitness to Practise Committee shall consist of—
(a) one registered optometrist;
(b) one registered dispensing optician; and
(c) three lay persons,
who are each to be selected in accordance with rule 29.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1474/schedule/paragraph/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-optical-council-committee-constitution-rules-order-of-council-2005/schedule/paragraph-24
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