1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 General

    1. 1.Citation, commencement and extent

    2. 2.Amendment of the Opticians Act 1989

  3. PART 2 The Council, its Committees and Registration

    1. 3.Functions of the Council

    2. 4.The Council’s Committees

    3. 5.The Hearings Panel

    4. 6.Delegation

    5. 7.Register of optometrists

    6. 8.Amendment of section 8

    7. 9.Registration for students

    8. 10.Amendment of section 9

    9. 11.Amendment of section 10

    10. 12.Insurance

    11. 13.Publication of register

  4. PART 3 Professional training and development

    1. 14.Insertion of sections 11A and 11B

    2. 15.Education and training

  5. PART 4 Fitness to Practise and Proceedings and Appeals

    1. 16.Insertion of Part 2A

    2. 17.Proceedings and appeals

  6. PART 5 Further amendments

    1. 18.Fitting of contact lenses

    2. 19.Testing of sight

    3. 20.Eye protection wear

    4. 21.Criminal offences and legal proceedings

    5. 22.Rules

    6. 23.Consumer complaints

    7. 24.Amendment of section 33

    8. 25.Subordinate legislation

    9. 26.Amendment of Schedule 1

    10. 27.Registration appeals

    11. 28.Consequential amendments

    12. 29.Transitional provisions

  7. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Minor and consequential amendments

      1. PART 1 Minor and consequential amendments to the Opticians Act 1989

        1. 1.In section 13 (supervision of training institutions and qualifying examinations)—...

        2. 2.In section 24 (testing of sight)— (a) in subsection (1),...

        3. 3.(1) In section 28 (penalty for pretending to be registered...

        4. 4.In section 29 (provisions as to death or bankruptcy of...

        5. 5.In section 30 (offences by bodies corporate), the current provision...

        6. 6.In section 31 (miscellaneous matters with respect to which rules...

        7. 7.In section 35(1) (Privy Council quorum and documents), omit the...

        8. 8.In section 36 (interpretation)— (a) omit the definitions of “disciplinary...

      2. PART 2 Consequential amendments to primary legislation

        1. 9.The National Health Service Act 1977

        2. 10.The National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978

        3. 11.Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972

        4. 12.The Data Protection Act 1998

        5. 13.The National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002

      3. PART 3 Consequential amendments to subordinate legislation

        1. 14.The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975

        2. 15.The Medicines (Contact Lens Fluids and Other Substances) (Exemption from Licences) Order 1979

        3. 16.The Medicines (Contact Lens Fluids and Other Substances) (Advertising and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1979

        4. 17.The Medicines (Pharmacy and General Sale – Exemption) Order 1980

        5. 18.The Sale of Optical Appliances Order of Council 1984

        6. 19.The Rules on the Fitting of Contact Lenses 1985

        7. 20.The Contact Lens (Qualifications etc) Rules 1988

        8. 21.The Contact Lens (Specification) Rules 1989

        9. 22.The Sight Testing (Examination and Prescription) (No. 2) Regulations 1989

        10. 23.The Prescription Pricing Authority Constitution Order 1990

        11. 24.The National Health Service (Service Committees and Tribunal) Regulations 1992

        12. 25.The Testing of Sight by Persons Training as Ophthalmic Opticians Rules, 1993

        13. 26.The Family Health Services Appeal Authority Regulations 1995

        14. 27.The Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Regulations 1997

        15. 28.The Primary Care Trusts (Consultation on Establishment, Dissolution and Transfer of Staff) Regulations 1999

        16. 29.The Rules relating to Injury or Disease of the Eye, 1999

        17. 30.The Primary Care Trusts (Membership, Procedure and Administration Arrangements) Regulations 2000

        18. 31.The General Social Care Council (Appointments and Procedure) Regulations 2001

        19. 32.The General Optical Council Election Scheme 2001

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Transitional provisions

      1. 1.In this Schedule, references to— (a) an old Part or...

      2. 2.The Disciplinary Committee established under the old section 5 of...

      3. 3.For the purpose of exercising those functions, the old Part...

      4. 4.Where— (a) an allegation against a registered optician has been...

      5. 5.Where after article 16 of this Order comes into force...

      6. 6.Any case referred to the Investigation Committee under this Schedule...

  9. Explanatory Note