# The General Optical Council (Contact Lens (Qualifications etc.) Rules) Order of Council 1988, Paragraph 16: Amendment of Rules


The Rules on the Fitting of Contact Lenses 1985 (in this Rule referred to as “the 1985 Rules”) shall be amended as follows:—
(a) at the end of Rule 2(a) of the 1985 Rules there shall be inserted the following definition:—
““qualified registered optician” means a registered optician who holds an approved qualification, as defined in the Contact Lens (Qualifications etc.) Rules 1988 (scheduled to the General Optical Council (Contact Lens (Qualifications etc.) Rules) Order of Council 1988 (S.I. 1988/1305) or has been granted certification as a person qualified to fit contact lenses in accordance with the provisions of those Rules;”
(b) in Rule 3(b) of the 1985 Rules after the words “supervision of a” there shall be inserted the word “qualified”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1305/schedule/paragraph/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-optical-council-contact-lens-qualifications-etc-rules-order-of-council-1988/schedule/paragraph-16
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