The General Optical Council (Continuing Education and Training Rules) Order of Council 2005

1. Introductory Text

2. This Order may be cited as the General Optical Council...

3. Signature

4. 1. SCHEDULE

      The General Optical Council (Continuing Education and Training) Rules 2005

      1. PART 1 CITATION, COMMENCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION

         1. 1. Citation and commencement

         2. 2. Interpretation

      2. PART 2 CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING SCHEME

         1. 3. The scheme and the scheme administrators

         2. 4. Appointment of persons as administrators

      3. PART 3 LISTING OF PROVIDERS AND APPROVAL OF EVENTS

         1. 5. Application to become a listed provider

         2. 6. Fee payable for application to be a listed provider

         3. 7. Application by a listed provider for approval of an event

         4. 8. Application by a person undertaking an event outside the United Kingdom for approval of the event

         5. 9. Grant or refusal of application to become a listed provider

         6. 10. Grant or refusal of application for approval of an event

         7. 11. Information to be provided by listed provider

      4. PART 4 CET POINTS

         1. 12. Requirement to obtain general CET points

         2. 13. Requirement to obtain specialist CET points

         3. 14. Voluntary CET points

         4. 15. Calculation of CET points

         5. 16. Double-counting of certain specialist points for initial relevant period

         6. 17. Obtaining of CET points

      5. PART 5 RECORDS

         1. 18. Requirement to keep records: listed providers

         2. 19. Requirement to keep records: the administrator

         3. 20. Requirement to keep records: registrants

      6. PART 6 NOTIFICATION AND DISPUTES

         1. 21. Notification of points obtained

         2. 22. Disputes as to points obtained

      7. PART 7 FAILURE TO OBTAIN CET POINTS

         1. 23. Notice of shortfall

         2. 24. Removal of registration or an entry relating to a specialty

      8. PART 8 RESTORATION OF REGISTRATION OR ENTRY RELATING TO A SPECIALTY

         1. 25. Restoration of registration

         2. 26. Restoration of an entry relating to a specialty

5. Explanatory Note