# The General Optical Council (Contact Lens (Qualifications etc.) Rules) Order of Council 1988, Paragraph 10: Cancellation of certification or provisional certification


The Council may cancel any certification or provisional certification granted to a registered optician:
(a) in respect of an application which is subsequently shown to contain false or misleading statements; or
(b) if an erasure order is made in relation to him; or
(c) if a suspension order is made in relation to him;
without prejudice to the right of a registered optician to have certification or provisional certification renewed on having his name restored pursuant to section 12 of the Act, or on termination of the suspension period, as the case may be.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1305/schedule/paragraph/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-optical-council-contact-lens-qualifications-etc-rules-order-of-council-1988/schedule/paragraph-10
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