Paragraph 8 Procedure for applications under Rule 5 or 6

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch. rule 15 word substituted by General Optical Council (Injury or Disease of the Eye and Contact Lens (Qualifications)) Rules 2005 Sch. rule 3
Sch. rule 3 words inserted by General Optical Council (Therapeutics and Contact Lens Specialties) Rules 2008 Sch. rule 5
sch. amended by General Optical Council (Contact Lens (Qualifications etc.) (Amendment) Rules) 1989

An application under Rule 5 or 6:—

(a)

shall not be entertained by the Registrar unless it is delivered to his office not later than 30th September, 1989; and

(b)

shall be substantially in the form set out in Appendix B to these Rules and shall in particular state the practical experience and competence on which the applicant relies to establish his eligibility for certification or provisional certification.

It shall be a condition of every application that the applicant undertakes on demand to adduce evidence to the Council of the facts stated in his application.