# The General Optical Council (Continuing Education and Training Rules) (Amendment) Order of Council 2012, Paragraph 3: Saving provision


(1) The 2005 Rules are to continue to have effect as they applied on 31st December 2012 for the purposes of administering the Rules for any registrant in respect of the relevant period ending on 31st December 2012.
(2) Paragraph (1) is not to apply where—
(a) an application for restoration is made under rule 25 or 26 on or after 1st January 2014, and
(b) as a result of a shortfall in CET points for the relevant period ending on 31st December 2012—
(i) that applicant’s name was removed from the appropriate register, or
(ii) in the case of a shortfall relating to a speciality, particulars of that speciality (or specialities) as the case may have been entered against that applicant’s name were removed from the appropriate register.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2882/schedule/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-optical-council-continuing-education-and-training-rules-amendment-order-of-council-2012/schedule/paragraph-3
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