# The General Optical Council (Membership) Order of Council 1998, Article 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) This Order may be cited as the General Optical Council (Membership) Order of Council 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999, except for article 3 which shall come into force on 1st January 2002.
(2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Opticians Act 1989.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3117/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-optical-council-membership-order-of-council-1998/article-1
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