General Optical Council (Continuing Education And Training) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2006

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Whereas, in exercise of their powers under sections 11A and 31A of the Opticians Act 19891 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, the General Optical Council has made the General Optical Council (Continuing Education and Training) (Amendment) Rules 2006 as set out in the Schedule to this Order:

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

Now, therefore, Their Lordships, having taken these Rules into consideration, are pleased to, and do hereby approve them.

This Order may be cited as the General Optical Council (Continuing Education and Training) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2006, and shall come into force on ……………………………

Clerk of the Privy Council

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1 1989 c.44. Sections 11A and 31A were inserted by S.I. 2005/848.

Schedule

The General Optical Council (Continuing Education and Training) (Amendment) Rules 2006

The General Optical Council, in exercise of its powers under sections 11A and 31A of the Opticians Act 19892, hereby make the following Rules-

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These Rules may be cited as the General Optical Council (Continuing Education and Training) (Amendment) Rules 2006 and shall come into force on ………………….

Amendments to the Continuing Education and Training Rules 2005

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(1)The Continuing Education and Training Rules 20053 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this rule.

(2)In rule 2, the following shall be substituted for the definition of “relevant period”:

“”relevant period” means each period of three years, commencing with 1 January 2007”.

(3)In rule 6 there shall be substituted for the word “£35” the word “£?”.

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2 1989 C.44. Sections 11A and 31A were inserted by S.I. 2005/848.

3 S.I. 2005/1473

Member of Council

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Registrar

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order approves Rules made by the General Optical Council, which amend those approved by the General Optical Council (Continuing Education and Training Rules) Order of Council 2005. The amendments first, change the period of calculation for the required continuing education and training points from one year to three years and second, increase the fee to be paid by those persons wishing to provide continuing education and training courses to £45.

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