The General Optical Council (Therapeutics and Contact Lens Specialties) Rules Order of Council 2008

Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 1940

Health Care And Associated Professions

Opticians

The General Optical Council (Therapeutics and Contact Lens Specialties) Rules Order of Council 2008

Made

21st July 2008

Coming into force

11th August 2008

At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 21st day of July 2008

By the Lords of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council

In exercise of their powers under sections 10(1), 10(1A), 11A, 11B(6), 25(3) and 31A of the Opticians Act 1989(1), the General Optical Council has made the General Optical Council (Therapeutics and Contact Lens Specialties) Rules 2008 as set out in the Schedule to this Order:

In accordance with section 34(1) of that Act, such Rules shall not come into force until approved by Order of the Privy Council:

Having considered the Rules, Their Lordships, having taken these Rules into consideration, are pleased to, and do hereby approve them.

(1)

1989 c.44: sections 10 and 25 were amended by and sections 11A, 11B and 31A inserted by S.I. 2005/848; sections 10, 11A and 11B were amended by S.I. 2007/3101.