# The General Optical Council (Registration Rules) Order of Council 2005, Paragraph 11A: Exceptions in relation to performance of work or activities without entry in the register relating to a specialty

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Rule 11 shall not apply to the work or activities listed in column 3 of the entry at row A of the Table in rule 10 where performed by—
(a) a registered optometrist;
(b) a registered dispensing optician who is undertaking a course of study which will lead, after successful completion of an examination, to an approved qualification—
(i) in the fitting of contact lenses, or
(ii) as an optometrist; or
(c) a registered student, who may fit a contact lens pursuant to rule 3 of the Rules on the Fitting of Contact Lenses 1985.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1478/schedule/paragraph/11A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-optical-council-registration-rules-order-of-council-2005/schedule/paragraph-11A
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