UK Statutory Instrument
2005
United Kingdom
The General Optical Council (Committee Constitution Rules) Order of Council 2005
These Rules set out the constitutional framework for the Committees of the General Optical Council under the Opticians Act 1989.
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The Education Committee
The quorum of the Education Committee shall be five and...
Companies Committee
Four members of the Companies Committee shall be selected from...
Seven members of the Companies Committee shall be selected from...
The quorum of the Companies Committee shall be four and...
The Investigation Committee
The quorum of the Investigation Committee shall be five and...
The Registration Committee
The quorum of the Registration Committee shall be five and...
Registration Appeals Committee
When considering any matter relating to an optometrist or a...
When considering any matter relating to a dispensing optician or...
When considering any matter relating to a body corporate, the...
The quorum of the Registration Appeals Committee shall be—
The Chairman of the Registration Appeals Committee at any of...
The Standards Committee
The quorum of the Standards Committee shall be five, and...
Fitness to Practise Committee
When considering any matter relating to the fitness to practise...
When considering any matter relating to the fitness to practise...
When considering any matter relating to the fitness of a...
The quorum of the Fitness to Practise Committee shall be—...
The Chairman of the Fitness to Practise Committee at any...
Hearings Panel
The Council shall— (a) appoint to the Hearings Panel appropriate...
(1) Prior to each meeting of the Registration Appeals Committee...
Term of appointment
Casual vacancies
Chairmen
Validity of proceedings
The following rules are hereby revoked: (a) The Investigating Committee...
Citation and commencement
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