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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-optical-council-registration-and-enrolment-amendment-no-2-rules-order-of-council-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/3459",
  "legislation_title": "The General Optical Council (Registration and Enrolment) (Amendment No. 2) Rules Order of Council 2004",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "OPTICIANS\nMade 21st December 2004\nComing into force 1st January 2005\nAt the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 21st day of December 2004\nBy the Lords of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council\nWhereas, in exercise of their powers under section 10 of the Opticians Act 1989 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, the General Optical Council have made the Registration and Enrolment (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2004 as set out in the Schedule to this Order:\nAnd whereas by section 34 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 hereby pleased to, and do hereby, approve them.",
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  "version": "current",
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      "text": "1989 c. 44."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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