# The Opticians Act 1989 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2005, Article 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) This Order may be cited as the Opticians Act 1989 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 30th June 2005.
(2) In this Order—
“the Act” means the Opticians Act 1989;
“the Council” means the General Optical Council;
“the Disciplinary Committee” means the Disciplinary Committee established by the old section 5 (the Disciplinary Committee);
“the Opticians Order” means the Opticians Act 1989 (Amendment) Order 2005; and
“the relevant date” means 30th June 2005.
(3) References in this Order to—
(a) an old Part or old section are to the Part or section of the Act as it had effect immediately before its amendment or substitution by the Opticians Order; and
(b) a new Part or new section are to the Part or section of that Act as amended or substituted by the Opticians Order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1472/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/opticians-act-1989-transitional-provisions-order-2005/article-1
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