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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation and commencement

  3. 2.Revocations

  4. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE

      THE GENERAL OPTICAL COUNCIL (COMMITTEE CONSTITUTION) RULES 2005

      1. The General Optical Council, in exercise of their powers under...

      2. PART 1 CITATION, COMMENCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION

        1. 1.Citation and commencement

        2. 2.Interpretation

      3. PART 2 COMMITTEES CONSTITUTION

        1. 3.The Education Committee

        2. 4.The quorum of the Education Committee shall be five and...

        3. 5.Companies Committee

        4. 6.Four members of the Companies Committee shall be selected from...

        5. 7.Seven members of the Companies Committee shall be selected from...

        6. 8.The quorum of the Companies Committee shall be four and...

        7. 9.The Investigation Committee

        8. 10.The quorum of the Investigation Committee shall be five and...

        9. 11.The Registration Committee

        10. 12.The quorum of the Registration Committee shall be five and...

        11. 13.Registration Appeals Committee

        12. 14.When considering any matter relating to an optometrist or a...

        13. 15.When considering any matter relating to a dispensing optician or...

        14. 16.When considering any matter relating to a body corporate, the...

        15. 17.The quorum of the Registration Appeals Committee shall be—

        16. 18.The Chairman of the Registration Appeals Committee at any of...

        17. 19.The Standards Committee

        18. 20.The quorum of the Standards Committee shall be five, and...

        19. 21.Fitness to Practise Committee

        20. 22.When considering any matter relating to the fitness to practise...

        21. 23.When considering any matter relating to the fitness to practise...

        22. 24.When considering any matter relating to the fitness of a...

        23. 25.The quorum of the Fitness to Practise Committee shall be—...

        24. 26.The Chairman of the Fitness to Practise Committee at any...

        25. 27.Hearings Panel

        26. 28.The Council shall— (a) appoint to the Hearings Panel appropriate...

        27. 29.(1) Prior to each meeting of the Registration Appeals Committee...

      4. PART 3 MISCELLANEOUS

        1. 30.Term of appointment etc.

        2. 31.Casual vacancies

        3. 32.Chairmen

        4. 33.Validity of proceedings

      5. PART 4 REVOCATIONS

        1. 34.The following rules are hereby revoked: (a) The Investigating Committee...

  6. Explanatory Note