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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-optical-council-registration-rules-order-of-council-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/1478",
  "legislation_title": "The General Optical Council (Registration Rules) Order of Council 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-optical-council-registration-rules-order-of-council-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH CARE AND ASSOCIATED PROFESSIONS\nOPTICIANS\nMade 27th May 2005\nLaid before Parliament 8th June 2005\nComing into force 30th June 2005\nAt the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 27th day of May 2005\nBy the Lords of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Council\nWhereas, in exercise of their powers under sections 7, 8A(4) and (5), 9(1), 10(1), (1A) and (5) and 31A of the Opticians Act 1989 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, the General Optical Council have made the General Optical Council (Registration) Rules 2005 as set out in the Schedule to this Order:\nAnd whereas by section 34(1) 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 pleased to, and do hereby approve them.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1989 c. 44. Sections 7 and 10(1) were amended, sections 8A, 10(1A) and 31A were inserted, section 9(1) was substituted, and section 10(5) was added, by S.I. 2005/848."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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