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[“adaptation period” means a period of practice, subject to an assessment and, where necessary, accompanied by further training, which is supervised by a registered optometrist or registered dispensing optician;]

[“approved training establishment” means an establishment approved by the Council under section 12(7)(a) above;

“approved qualification” means any qualification approved by the Council under section 12(7)(b) above;]

[“aptitude test” means an assessment with the aim of determining whether a person has the competencies for the time being established under section 12(1)(a) in relation to being granted a qualification as an optometrist or a dispensing optician;]

[“body corporate” includes a limited liability partnership and, in Scotland, a partnership; and in relation to such partnerships, a reference to a director or other officer of a body corporate is a reference to a member;]

[“business registrant” means a body corporate registered in the register maintained by the Council under section 9 above;]

“the Council”