Explanatory note

The Rules approved by this Order increase with effect from 1st April 1993 the fees payable to the General Optical Council by ophthalmic and dispensing opticians and bodies corporate carrying on business as opticians for registration, enrolment or retention, restoration to and transfer within the register of opticians. The fees were last fixed in April 1991 and the order of increase is approximately 13 per cent. They also revoke previous Rules effecting fee increases which are now spent.

This Order also revokes previous Orders of Council which became spent on the revocation of Rules which are scheduled to them.