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The General Optical Council (Continuing Professional Development) Rules Order of Council 2021

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PART 2CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME

The scheme and the scheme administrators

3.  The scheme for continuing professional development referred to in section 11A (requirement for continuing education and training) must be administered by—

(a)one or more persons who are appointed by the Council to carry out some or all of the functions of administering the scheme, or

(b)to the extent that no appointment is in force in respect of any one or more such functions, the Council.

Appointment of persons as administrators

4.—(1) Any appointment of a person under rule 3(a) must be made on such terms (including terms as to the duration and termination of their appointment) as the Council consider appropriate.

(2) In addition to terminating the appointment of such a person in the circumstances specified in their terms of appointment, the Council may by notice terminate the appointment before it would otherwise expire if they are at any time satisfied that such a person is unable or unfit to carry out their functions.

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