# The General Optical Council (Membership) Order of Council 2001, Paragraph 12


(1) A person may be nominated as a candidate for election as a person to represent registered opticians whether or not he is a registered optician.
(2) The Returning Officer may require such evidence as he considers necessary as to a candidate’s principal place of residence and a person shall not be accepted as a candidate if he fails to produce such evidence to the satisfaction of the Returning Officer.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3057/schedule/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-optical-council-membership-order-of-council-2001/schedule/paragraph-12
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