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

PART 7 FAILURE TO OBTAIN CET POINTS

Notice of shortfall

23.—(1) This rule applies where a registrant has a shortfall of points in respect of the initial relevant period or any subsequent relevant period.

(2) Not later than 14th January in the year following the period in which the shortfall occurred, the administrator shall inform the registrar of:

(a) the name of the registrant;

(b) the number and type of CET points obtained by the registrant in the period in which the shortfall occurred; and

(c) the shortfall.

(3) Not later than the 21st January in the year following the period in which the shortfall occurred, the registrar shall serve a notice on the registrant:

(a) informing him of the information provided by the administrator under paragraph (2); and

(b) stating that, unless he obtains CET points equivalent to the shortfall by 15th March of that year, the registrar may remove from or refuse to retain in the register—

(i) the name of the registrant, or

(ii) in any case where the shortfall relates to a specialty, particulars of which are entered in a register against his name, the entry relating to the specialty.

Removal of registration or an entry relating to a specialty

24.  Where rule 22(8) or 23 applies and the registrant has failed to obtain CET points equivalent to the shortfall of points by 15th March in any year, the registrar may on or after 1st April of that year remove from or refuse to retain in the register—

(a) the name of the registrant; or

(b) in any case where the shortfall relates to a specialty, particulars of which are entered in a register against his name, the entry relating to the specialty.