| Guvnor

Enforced by: GOC
Status: In Force

What it defines

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

47 other provisions — procedural and definitional

s.001 Citation and commencement

s.002 Interpretation

s.003 Information to accompany applications for restoration of registration or entry

s.004 Information required from individual applicants for restoration of registration

s.005 Additional information required from individual applicants for restoration of registration as a student

s.006 Additional information required from individual applicants for restoration of registration as an optometrist or a dispensing optician

s.007 Information required from applicants for restoration of registration as a business registrant

s.008 Information required from applicants for restoration of an entry relating to a specialty

s.009 Appointment of assessors and direction for assessment

s.010 Assessment notification

s.011 Date of meeting

s.012 Assessment report

s.013 Failure to submit or comply with an assessment

s.014 Representation

s.015 Proceedings in the absence of appellant or applicant

s.016 Joinder

s.017 Hearings in public

s.018 Exclusion from hearings

s.019 Adjournment

s.020 (1) Upon the hearing of an application under rule 19,...

s.021 Where the Registration Appeals Committee decide to adjourn a hearing...

s.022 Admissibility of evidence

s.023 Vulnerable witnesses

s.024 Evidence on oath

s.025 Legal advisers

s.026 Clinical advisers

s.027 Specialist Advisers

s.028 Notification of hearing date: appellants

s.029 Notification of hearing date: applicants

s.030 Date of hearing: appellants and applicants

s.031 Advance provision of information

s.032 Committee copies of documents

s.033 Order of proceedings

s.034 (1) Following the presentation of evidence by the appellant or...

s.035 Evidence in rebuttal

s.036 Questions

s.037 Submissions

s.038 Voting

s.039 Determination or direction of the Registration Appeals Committee

s.040 Written decision

s.041 Costs and expenses

s.042 Where the Registration Appeals Committee are considering making an order...

s.043 Period of Payment

s.044 Record of Hearing

s.045 Service of documents

s.para.2 The General Optical Council, in exercise of their powers under...

s.paragraph/1 This Order may be cited as the General Optical Council...

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The General Optical Council (Registration Appeals Rules) Order of Council 2005

What it defines