# The General Optical Council (Contact Lens (Qualifications etc.) Rules) Order of Council 1988, Paragraph 2: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) In these Rules, unless otherwise specifically provided, any reference to a numbered Rule shall be to the Rule so numbered in these Rules.
(2) In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires:—
“the Act” means the Opticians Act 1958;
“approved qualification” means a qualification specified in Appendix A to these Rules;
“certification” has the meaning assigned to it by Rule 5(1);
“the Council” means the General Optical Council established under the Act;
“fitting” means the supply and fitting of contact lenses and also the subsequent provision of clinical management and adjustment of the fitting of such lenses for a period of six months from their first supply to the person fitted; and
“fit” and
“fitted” shall be construed accordingly;
“provisional certification” has the meaning assigned to it by Rule 6(1);
“the Registrar” means the Registrar of the Council.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1305/schedule/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-optical-council-contact-lens-qualifications-etc-rules-order-of-council-1988/schedule/paragraph-2
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