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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/3057",
  "legislation_title": "The General Optical Council (Membership) Order of Council 2001",
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  "number": "28",
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  "text": "If any candidate declared to have been elected fails to submit a return of expenditure and statutory declaration in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 25 of this Scheme, or if a return submitted under the requirements of that paragraph indicates that expenditure has been incurred in excess of that authorised under paragraph 24 of this Scheme, the Returning Officer shall forthwith make a report on the matter to the Council and shall send a copy thereof to every person entitled to receive a copy of his certificate under paragraph 22 of this Scheme.",
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  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "word substituted for words",
      "affecting": "uksi/2005/848",
      "affecting_title": "The Opticians Act 1989 (Amendment) Order 2005"
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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