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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-optical-council-membership-order-of-council-2001/schedule/paragraph-11",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/3057",
  "legislation_title": "The General Optical Council (Membership) Order of Council 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-optical-council-membership-order-of-council-2001",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/11",
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  "number": "11",
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  "text": "(1) Except in relation to an election held in pursuance of the provisions of paragraph 23 of this Scheme, a registered ophthalmic optician whose registered address is in England may nominate not more than three candidates whose registered addresses are situated, or if any is not a registered optician whose principal place of residence is situated, in England.\n(2) A registered ophthalmic optician whose registered address is in Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales may nominate for the country in which his registered address is situated not more than one candidate, whose registered address is situated, or if he is not a registered optician his principal place of residence is situated, in the country for which he is nominated.\n(3) Except in relation to an election held in pursuance of the provisions of paragraph 23 of this Scheme, a registered dispensing optician may nominate not more than five candidates.\n(4) If a registered ophthalmic optician attempts to nominate more candidates than he is entitled to do his signature, in the case of a nomination for England, shall be valid only on the first three forms in order received by the Returning Officer, or in the case of a nomination for Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales, on the first form so received.\n(5) If a registered dispensing optician purports to nominate more candidates than he is entitled to do, his signature shall be valid only on the first five forms in order received by the Returning Officer.\n(6) When two or more forms are received simultaneously at the address specified by the Returning Officer under sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 7 of this Scheme they shall be deemed for the purpose of the foregoing sub-paragraph to have been received by the Returning Officer in the order in which he in fact sees them.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "word substituted for words",
      "affecting": "uksi/2005/848",
      "affecting_title": "The Opticians Act 1989 (Amendment) Order 2005"
    },
    {
      "type": "word substituted for words",
      "affecting": "uksi/2005/848",
      "affecting_title": "The Opticians Act 1989 (Amendment) Order 2005"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3057/schedule/paragraph/11",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}