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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-optical-council-continuing-education-and-training-rules-order-of-council-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/1473",
  "legislation_title": "The General Optical Council (Continuing Education and Training Rules) Order of Council 2005",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH CARE AND ASSOCIATED PROFESSIONS\nOPTICIANS\nMade 27th May 2005\nLaid before Parliament 8th June 2005\nComing into force 1st July 2005\nAt the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 27th day of May 2005\nBy the Lords of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council\nWhereas, in exercise of their powers under sections 11A, 11B(6) and 31A of the Opticians Act 1989 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, the General Optical Council have made the General Optical Council (Continuing Education and Training) Rules 2005 as set out in the Schedule to this Order:\nAnd whereas by section 34(1) of that Act, such Rules shall not come into force until approved by Order of the Privy Council:\nNow, therefore, Their Lordships, having taken these Rules into consideration, are pleased to, and do hereby approve them.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1989 c. 44. Sections 11A, 11B and 31A were inserted by S.I. 2005/848."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1473/introduction",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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