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The rules approved by this Order increase with effect from 1st April 2002 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 in, restoration to and transfer within the register of opticians. The fees were last fixed with effect from 1st April 2001 and have been increased by from 17 to 18 per cent.

This Order also revokes a previous Order of Council which becomes spent on the revocation of rules which are scheduled to it.