# The General Optical Council (Contact Lens (Qualifications etc.) (Amendment) Rules) Order of Council 1989

S.I. 1989/375 · made 7 March 1989

The Rules approved by this Order add certain qualifications of the Association of British Dispensing Opticians and of the British College of Optometrists to the list of approved qualifications in Appendix A to the General Optical Council Contact Lens (Qualifications etc.) Rules 1988 (approved by S.I. 1988/1305), which regulate the fitting of contact lenses by registered opticians.

Made under: 1958 c. 32

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## Introductory text

OPTICIANS
Made 7th March 1989
Laid before Parliament 10th March 1989
Coming into force 1st April 1989
At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 7th day of March 1989
By the Lords of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council
Whereas in pursuance of sections 25(1)(e), 25(3A) and 25(4) of the Opticians Act 1958 the General Optical Council have made the Contact Lens (Qualifications etc.) (Amendment) Rules 1989 as set out in the Schedule to this Order:
And whereas by section 25(5) of the said Act such Rules shall not come into force until approved by Order of the Privy Council:
Now, therefore, Their Lordships having taken the said Rules into consideration, are hereby pleased to approve the same.

## Signature

G.I. de Deney
Clerk of the Privy Council

## THE CONTACT LENS (QUALIFICATIONS ETC.) (AMENDMENT) RULES 1989

The General Optical Council, in exercise of their powers under sections 25(1)(e), 25(3A) and 25(4) of the Opticians Act 1958, hereby make the following Rules:–

## 1 

These Rules may be cited as the Contact Lens (Qualifications etc.) (Amendment) Rules 1989.

## 2 

The Contact Lens (Qualifications etc.) Rules 1988 (scheduled to the General Optical Council (Contact Lens (Qualifications etc.) Rules) Order of Council 1988 shall be amended by the addition to Section B of Appendix A to the Rules of the following:–
Contact Lens Certificate of the Association of British Dispensing Chemists
FBDO(CL)
Contact Lens Practice (Supplementary) Qualification of the British College of Optometrists:
For persons who are Members of the College
MBCO
For persons who are Fellows of the College
FBCO

## 3 

These Rules shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1989.

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
The Rules approved by this Order add certain qualifications of the Association of British Dispensing Opticians and of the British College of Optometrists to the list of approved qualifications in Appendix A to the General Optical Council Contact Lens (Qualifications etc.) Rules 1988 (approved by S.I. 1988/1305), which regulate the fitting of contact lenses by registered opticians.

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