Statutory Instruments
OPTICIANS
Made
7th March 1989
Laid before Parliament
10th March 1989
Coming into force
1st April 1989
At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 7th day of March 1989
By the Lords of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council
Whereas in pursuance of sections 25(1)(e), 25(3A) and 25(4) of the Opticians Act 1958(1) the General Optical Council have made the Contact Lens (Qualifications etc.) (Amendment) Rules 1989 as set out in the Schedule to this Order:
And whereas by section 25(5) of the said Act such Rules shall not come into force until approved by Order of the Privy Council:
Now, therefore, Their Lordships having taken the said Rules into consideration, are hereby pleased to approve the same.
This Order may be cited as the General Optical Council (Contact Lens (Qualifications etc.) (Amendment) Rules) Order of Council 1989, and shall come into force on 1st April 1989.
G.I. de Deney
Clerk of the Privy Council
The General Optical Council, in exercise of their powers under sections 25(1)(e), 25(3A) and 25(4) of the Opticians Act 1958, hereby make the following Rules:–
1. These Rules may be cited as the Contact Lens (Qualifications etc.) (Amendment) Rules 1989.
2. The Contact Lens (Qualifications etc.) Rules 1988 (scheduled to the General Optical Council (Contact Lens (Qualifications etc.) Rules) Order of Council 1988(2) shall be amended by the addition to Section B of Appendix A to the Rules of the following:–
| Contact Lens Certificate of the Association of British Dispensing Chemists | FBDO(CL) |
| Contact Lens Practice (Supplementary) Qualification of the British College of Optometrists: | |
| MBCO |
| FBCO |
3. These Rules shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1989.
Sealed on the 8th day of December 1988.
Attested by:
Philip J. Cox
Member of Council
L.S.
George D. Miller
Member of Council
Richard D. Wilshin
Registrar
(This note is not part of the Order)
The Rules approved by this Order add certain qualifications of the Association of British Dispensing Opticians and of the British College of Optometrists to the list of approved qualifications in Appendix A to the General Optical Council Contact Lens (Qualifications etc.) Rules 1988 (approved by S.I. 1988/1305), which regulate the fitting of contact lenses by registered opticians.
1958 c. 32; section 25(3A) was inserted by the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48), section 2(2).
S.I. 1988/1305.