The General Optical Council (Continuing Education and Training) (Amendment No 2) Rules Order of Council 2006

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" "relevant period" means each period of three years, commencing with 1st January 2007".

    (3) In rule 6 (fee payable for application to be a listed provider), for "£35", substitute "£45".

    (4) For rule 13(4) (requirement to obtain specialist CET points), substitute—

    " (4) If the required number of specialist CET points, as determined in accordance with paragraph (2) or (3), would include any fraction of a whole number, the required number of specialist CET points shall be the nearest whole number below the number so determined"

    (5) For rule 25(2) (restoration and registration), substitute—

    " (2) In the case of an application to which paragraph (1) applies, an applicant must have obtained—


(a) 12 general CET points in the 12 months prior to the month in which the application is received; or

(b) if the first entry of the applicant's name in the register of optometrists or in the register of dispensing opticians was made in the 12 months preceding the month in which the application is received, a number of general CET points equivalent to the number of whole months between (and not including) the month in which that first entry was made and the month in which the application is received.".

    (6) For rule 26(2), substitute—

    " (2) In the case of an application to which paragraph (1) applies, an applicant must have obtained—


(a) 6 specialist CET points in the 12 months prior to the month in which the application is received; or

(b) if the first entry relating to the specialty against the applicant's name in the register of optometrists or in the register of dispensing opticians was made in the 12 months preceding the month in which the application is received, a number of specialist CET points equivalent to half the number of whole months between (and not including) the month in which that first entry was made and the month in which the application is received.



    (3) If the number of specialist CET points which must have been obtained, as determined in accordance with paragraph (2), would include any fraction of a whole number, the number of specialist CET points which must have been obtained shall be the nearest whole number below the number so determined.".

Revocation of the General Optical Council (Continuing Education and Training)(Amendment) Rules 2006.
     3. The General Optical Council (Continuing Education and Training) (Amendment) Rules 2006 are revoked [4].



Given under the official seal of the General Optical Council on the


22nd day of June 2006.

L.S.

          


Attested by:


G Harris
Chairman of Registration Committee

D Pyle
Chairman of Education Committee

P.C. Coe
Registrar

[2] 1989 c.44; Sections 11A, 11B and 31A were inserted by S.I. 2005/848.back

[3] S.I. 2005/1473.back

[4] These rules were made by the General Optical Council on 23 March 2006, but were not approved by the Privy Council.back