Paragraph 1 Citation and commencement

These Rules may be cited as the General Optical Council (Registration) Rules 2005.

Except as provided in paragraph (3), these Rules shall come into force on 30th June 2005.

These Rules shall come into force on 1st September 2005 in so far as they relate to the register of persons undertaking training as optometrists and the register of persons undertaking training as dispensing opticians.