# The General Optical Council (Maximum Penalty) Order of Council 1994, Note: Explanatory note


(This Note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides that the maximum penalty to be specified in a penalty order made by the Disciplinary Committee of the General Optical Council shall be increased from £1,000, at which figure the maximum penalty was fixed in 1984, to £1,600. This increase of 60% reflects the change in the value of money between July 1984 and August 1994, calculated by reference to the Retail Price Index.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/3327/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-optical-council-maximum-penalty-order-of-council-1994/note
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