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Schedule THE GENERAL OPTICAL COUNCIL (FITNESS TO PRACTISE) RULES 2005

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The General Optical Council, in exercise of their powers under sections 13E(1), 23C, 23D(7), 23E(8) and 31A of the Opticians Act 1989f1 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation with such organisations representing the interests of registrants as the Council consider appropriatef2, hereby make the following Rules:

  1. 1CITATION, COMMENCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION
  2. 2INVESTIGATION
  3. 3ASSESSMENTS OF INDIVIDUAL REGISTRANTS
  4. 4REFERRAL TO THE FITNESS TO PRACTISE COMMITTEE
  5. 5INTERIM ORDERS
  6. 6HEARINGS OF THE FITNESS TO PRACTISE COMMITTEE
  7. 7PROCEDURE AND ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS
  8. 8ORDERS OF THE FITNESS TO PRACTISE COMMITTEE
  9. 9REVIEWS
  10. 10MISCELLANEOUS

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Footnotes

f1

1989 c. 44. Sections 13E, 23C, 23D and 23E were inserted by S.I. 2005/848.

f2

See section 23C(10) of the Opticians Act 1989.