[13F Powers of the Fitness to Practise Committee]
Opticians Act 1989 (1989 c 44) | Legislation

[13F  Powers of the Fitness to Practise Committee]

[(1)     Where an allegation against a registrant is referred under section 13D above (other than under subsection (9) of that section) to the Fitness to Practise Committee, subsections (2) to (5) below shall apply.

(2)     If the Fitness to Practise Committee find that—

(a)     a registered optometrist's or registered dispensing optician's fitness to practise is impaired;

(b)     a business registrant's fitness to carry on business as an optometrist or a dispensing optician or both is impaired; or

(c)     a student registrant's fitness to undertake training is impaired,

they may if they think fit give a direction specified in subsection (3) or (4) below.

(3)     The directions specified in this subsection are that—

(a)     except in a health case, the name of the registrant be erased from the appropriate register;

(b)     the registrant's registration be suspended (that is to say, is not to have effect) during such period not exceeding twelve months as may be specified in the direction;

(c)     the registrant's registration is to be conditional on his or its compliance, during such period not exceeding three years as may be specified in the direction, with such requirements so specified as the

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