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The General Optical Council (Committee Constitution, Registration and Fitness to Practise) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2020

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation and commencement

  3. 2.Privy Council approval

  4. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE

      THE GENERAL OPTICAL COUNCIL (COMMITTEE CONSTITUTION, REGISTRATION AND FITNESS TO PRACTISE) (CORONAVIRUS) (AMENDMENT) RULES 2020

      1. PART 1 Preliminaries

        1. 1.Citation and commencement and expiry

        2. 2.(1) Subject to paragraph (2), at the end of 1st...

      2. PART 2 Amendment of the General Optical Council (Committee Constitution) Rules 2005

        1. 3.Amendment of the General Optical Council (Committee Constitution) Rules 2005

        2. 4.After rule 2 (interpretation), insert— Notices (1) Any notice provided under these Rules may be served...

        3. 5.For rule 14, substitute— (1) Subject to rule (2), when considering any matter relating...

        4. 6.For rule 15, substitute— (1) Subject to rule (2), when considering any matter relating...

        5. 7.For rule 16, substitute— (1) Subject to rule (2), when considering any matter relating...

        6. 8.In rule 16A— (a) For paragraph (2), substitute—

        7. 9.Omit rule 17.

        8. 10.For rule 18, substitute— The Chairman of the Registration Appeals Committee at any of...

        9. 11.For rule 22, substitute— (1) Subject to rule 24A, when considering any matter relating...

        10. 12.For rule 23, substitute— Subject to rule 24A, when considering any matter relating to...

        11. 13.For rule 24, substitute— When considering any matter relating to the fitness to practise...

        12. 14.In rule 24A , for rules (2) and (3) substitute—...

        13. 15.Omit rule 25.

        14. 16.For rule 26 substitute— The Chairman of the Fitness to Practise Committee at any...

      3. PART 3 Amendment of the General Optical Council (Registration) Rules 2005

        1. 17.Amendment of the General Optical Council (Registration) Rules 2005

      4. PART 4 Amendment of the General Optical Council (Fitness to Practise) Rules 2013

        1. 18.Amendment of the General Optical Council (Fitness to Practise) Rules 2013

        2. 19.After rule 2 (interpretation), insert— Notices and notifications Any notice, notification or other document which is required by...

        3. 20.After the newly inserted rule 2A (Notices and notifications), insert—...

        4. 21.After rule 37 (adjournments under rule 36), insert— Postponement (1) The Hearings Manager may postpone any listed hearing which...

  6. Explanatory Note

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