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4. The classes of persons training as dispensing opticians or ophthalmic opticians prescribed for the purposes of these rules are the following:—
(1) Persons engaged in an appropriate course of instruction.
(2) Persons who either:—
(a)have completed an appropriate course of instruction; or
(b)are holders of a qualification for the time being recognised under section 3(4) of the Act (overseas qualifications);
and who are undertaking a period of preregistration training as a dispensing optician or an ophthalmic optician under the supervision of an examining body.
(3) Persons who have been accepted by an examining body to sit without further part-time or full-time study the examinations for an approved qualification by virtue of having completed an appropriate course of instruction.
(4) Persons engaged in a course of instruction provided by an approved training institution leading to a qualification approved by the Council for inclusion in the register under rule 5(1)(e) of the Registration and Enrolment Rules 1976(1), as amended.
The Registration and Enrolment Rules 1976 are scheduled to the General Optical Council (Registration and Enrolment Rules) Order of Council 1977 (S.I. 1977/176, amended by S.I. 1979/1638, 1980/1936, 1981/1821 and 1983/1).
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