SCHEDULE THE GENERAL OPTICAL COUNCIL (COMMITTEE CONSTITUTION) RULES 2005

PART 1 CITATION, COMMENCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Rules—

“appropriate person” means a natural person of good character who is a fit and proper person to act as a member of the Hearings Panel;

“Companies Committee” means the committee referred to in section 3(1) (the Companies Committee);

“the Council” means the General Optical Council;

“Education Committee” means the committee referred to in section 2(1) (the Education Committee)(1);

“Fitness to Practise Committee” means the committee referred to in section 5C(1) (the Fitness to Practise Committee)(2);

“Hearings Panel” means the panel of persons appointed by the Council under section 5D (the Hearings Panel)(3);

“Investigation Committee” means the committee referred to in section 4(1) (the Investigation Committee)(4);

“lay person” means a natural person who is neither a registrant nor an employee of a registrant;

“Registration Appeals Committee” means the committee referred to in section 5A(1) (the Registration Appeals Committee)(5);

“Registration Committee” means the committee referred to in section 5(1) (the Registration Committee)(6); and

“Standards Committee” means the committee referred to in section 5B(1) (the Standards Committee)(7).

(2) In these Rules—

(a) any reference to a numbered section is a reference to the section of the Opticians Act 1989 which bears that number; and

(b) any reference to the Schedule is a reference to Schedule 1 to that Act (constitution etc of the Council).

(1)

Section 2(1) was amended by S.I. 2005/848.

(2)

Section 5C was inserted by S.I. 2005/848.

(3)

Section 5D was inserted by S.I. 2005/848.

(4)

Section 4(1) was substituted by S.I. 2005/848.

(5)

Section 5A was inserted by S.I. 2005/848.

(6)

Section 5(1) was amended by S.I. 2005/848.

(7)

Section 5B was inserted by S.I. 2005/848.