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The General Optical Council (Disciplinary Committee (Constitution) Rules) Order of Council 1998

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  2. Introductory Text

    3. The General Optical Council (Disciplinary Committee Rules) Order of Council...

  3. This Order may be cited as the General Optical Council...

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    1. SCHEDULE

      GENERAL OPTICAL COUNCIL

      1. The Disciplinary Committee (Constitution) Rules 1998

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

      3. 1.These Rules may be cited as the Disciplinary Committee (Constitution)...

      4. 2.In these Rules “the Act” means the Opticians Act 1989...

      5. 3.The Committee shall consist of fifteen members of the Council...

      6. 4.The Chairman of the Committee shall be appointed from among...

      7. 5.Two members of the Committee additional to the Chairman shall...

      8. 6.Two members of the Committee shall be appointed from among...

      9. 7.Four members of the Committee shall be appointed from among...

      10. 8.Three members of the Committee shall be appointed from among...

      11. 9.Three further members of the Committee shall be appointed from...

      12. 10.Appointments to the Committee shall be for a period of...

      13. 11.A member of the Committee may at any time, by...

      14. 12.Where a casual vacancy occurs among the members of the...

      15. 13.A person appointed to fill a casual vacancy in the...

      16. 14.No person, other than the Chairman of the Council, who...

      17. 15.The quorum of the Committee shall be five and shall...

      18. 16.If the Chairman of the Committee is absent when a...

      19. 17.The Committee shall meet at least once in every year,...

      20. 18.The Committee shall meet at the offices of the Council...

      21. 19.Before the date fixed for a meeting of the Committee,...

      22. 20.The Disciplinary Committee Rules 1960, the Disciplinary Committee (Amendment) Rules...

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