# The General Optical Council (Committee Constitution Rules) Order of Council 2005, Paragraph 3: The Education Committee


(1) The Education Committee shall consist of fourteen members who are appointed by the Council under paragraph (2).
(2) The members of the Committee shall be selected from amongst the members of the Council and appointed so that—
(a) three are persons nominated under paragraph 1(a) of the Schedule;
(b) five are persons chosen under paragraph 1(b) of the Schedule or nominated pursuant to paragraph 4(a) or (c) of the Schedule;
(c) four are persons chosen under paragraph 1(c) of the Schedule or nominated pursuant to paragraph 4(d) of the Schedule; and
(d) two are registered medical practitioners referred to in paragraph 1(e) of the Schedule.
(3) One of the members selected under paragraph (2)(a) shall be the person nominated in accordance with paragraph 2(2) of the Schedule as being specially qualified to advise the Council on educational problems generally.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1474/schedule/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-optical-council-committee-constitution-rules-order-of-council-2005/schedule/paragraph-3
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