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  "legislation_title": "The General Optical Council (Committee Constitution Rules) Order of Council 2005",
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  "text": "(1) The Investigation Committee shall consist of nine members who are appointed by the Council under paragraph (2).\n(2) The members of the Committee shall be selected from amongst the members of the Council and appointed so that—\n(a) three are persons nominated under paragraph 1(a) of the Schedule, provided that the Chairman of the Council shall not be appointed a member of the Committee;\n(b) three are persons chosen under paragraph 1(b) of the Schedule or nominated pursuant to paragraph 4(a) or (c) of the Schedule;\n(c) two are persons chosen under paragraph 1(c) of the Schedule or nominated pursuant to paragraph 4(d) of the Schedule; and\n(d) one is a registered medical practitioner referred to in paragraph 1(e) of the Schedule.",
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