The General Optical Council (Registration and Enrolment (Amendment) Rules) Order of Council 2003

The Registration and Enrolment (Amendment) Rules 2003

GENERAL OPTICAL COUNCIL

In pursuance of their powers under section 10 of the Opticians Act 1989, the General Optical Council hereby make the following rules:

1.  These rules may be cited as the Registration and Enrolment (Amendment) Rules 2003.

2.  In the Registration and Enrolment Rules 1976 (which in their original form are scheduled to the General Optical Council (Registration and Enrolment Rules) Order of Council 1977(1))the tables shown in the Appendix shall be substituted by the following:

“TABLE A Fees payable by Ophthalmic and Dispensing Opticians (Rules 20 to 23)

Registration fee:
(a) For applications in respect of a registration period ending before 1st April 2003	£62
(b) For applications in respect of a registration period commencing on or after 1st April 2003 except where paragraph (c) applies	£115
(c) For applications in respect of a registration period commencing on or after 1st January 2004	£68
Retention fee:	£115
Restoration fee:
For restorations effected on 31st March 2003	£39
For restorations effected on or after 1 April 2003	£43
Transfer fee:
For applications for transfer made on 31st March 2003	£39
For applications for transfer made on or after 1st April 2003	£43

TABLE B Fees payable by Bodies Corporate (Rules 25 to 28)

Enrolment fee:
(a) For applications in respect of an enrolment period ending before 1st April 2003	£62
(b) For applications in respect of an enrolment period commencing on or after 1st April 2003 except where paragraph (c) applies	£115
(c) For applications in respect of an enrolment period commencing on or after 1st January 2004	£68
Retention fee:	£115
Restoration fee:
For restorations effected on 31st March 2003	£39
For restorations effected on or after 1st April 2003	£43
Transfer fee:
For applications for transfer made on 31st March 2003	£39
For applications for transfer made on or after 1st April 2003	£43.”

2.  The Registration and Enrolment (Amendment) Rules 2002(2) (which will be spent on the coming into force of these Rules) are hereby revoked.

3.  These Rules shall come into force on 31st March 2003.

(1)

S.I. 1977/176; relevant amending rules are scheduled to S.I. 1979/1638, 1980/1936 (now spent) 1981/1821 (now spent) 1983/1 (now spent) 1985/2024, 1985/1887 (now spent) 1990/270 (now spent) 1991/79 (now spent) 1993//483 (now spent) 1994/729 (now spent) 1996/3021 (now spent) 1998/73 (now spent), 1999/69 (now spent), 2001/1131 (now spent) and 2002/775.

(2)

Scheduled to the General Optical Council (Registration and Enrolment (Amendment) Rules) Order of Council 2002 (S.I. 2002/775).